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He used to be a real oddball back in high school.
she's known as the office oddball
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These elements sound twee on paper but actually work to color Birney and his team’s world with even more specific and often lovely oddball imagery than its already weird premise promised.
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Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 30 Jan. 2025
The few oddballs who jogged in public often faced jeering or puzzled looks.
—Danielle Friedman, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2025
Bruce Weitz is back as Detective Belker, a colorful oddball who is just crazy enough to do his job well.
—Gail Williams, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Jan. 2025
Their study shows that these cosmic oddballs appear to be a common but transient feature of the early universe.
—Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR, 14 Jan. 2025
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Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 30 Jan. 2025
The few oddballs who jogged in public often faced jeering or puzzled looks.
—Danielle Friedman, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2025
Bruce Weitz is back as Detective Belker, a colorful oddball who is just crazy enough to do his job well.
—Gail Williams, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Jan. 2025
Their study shows that these cosmic oddballs appear to be a common but transient feature of the early universe.
—Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR, 14 Jan. 2025
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“Oddball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oddball. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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oddball
noun
odd·ball
-ˌbȯl 
: a person who behaves strangely
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