noun
diagonally upward
Refers to a direction or position that is upward and to the side, not straight above. Used in spatial descriptions.
矢印が斜め上を指している。
The arrow points diagonally upward.
彼は斜め上の方を見た。
He looked diagonally upward.
noun
Slang. Describes a development, outcome, or remark that goes in a direction nobody anticipated, often humorously or bizarrely. Frequently used in the phrase 予想の斜め上 (beyond expectations in an unexpected way).
彼の答えはいつも予想の斜め上だ。
His answers are always completely unexpected.
その映画の結末は斜め上だった。
The movie's ending was totally off-the-wall.