as in eccentric
a person of odd or whimsical habits
she's known as the office oddball
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Recent Examples of oddball
Alison Willmore, Vulture, 7 Mar. 2025
Decades before the memes and punchlines, the Broward native spawned a fictional franchise populated by preposterous oddballs, bottom-feeders and other shadowy denizens of the Sunshine State.
—Mark Gauert, Sun Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2025
Mother Monster is another oddball capable of playing it arrestingly straight.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 11 Mar. 2025
The premises were a little complicated and surreal, using Gaga’s oddball energy to their advantage.
—Esther Zuckerman, The Atlantic, 9 Mar. 2025
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Noun
The clan of oddballs and down-and-outs has more than a little in common with the Kim family in Parasite, including Song as a hapless patriarch.
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The opening and closing scenes of Bong’s masterful 2009 film are, swear to God, among the greatest bookends in movie history.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 7 Mar. 2025
Decades before the memes and punchlines, the Broward native spawned a fictional franchise populated by preposterous oddballs, bottom-feeders and other shadowy denizens of the Sunshine State.
—Mark Gauert, Sun Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2025
Mother Monster is another oddball capable of playing it arrestingly straight.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 11 Mar. 2025
The premises were a little complicated and surreal, using Gaga’s oddball energy to their advantage.
—Esther Zuckerman, The Atlantic, 9 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for oddball
Noun
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Robert Redford delivers folksy wisdom as a local eccentric who once had his own dragon encounter, and even Karl Urban’s greedy logger is more of a nuisance than an outright villain.—
Josh Bell,
Vulture,
21 Mar. 2025
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Attracting talent for greater innovation hazards acquiring a few eccentrics whose gifts come wrapped in controversial packaging.—
Chip Bell,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Continue reading … 'THIS IS SO CRAZY' – DOGE reveals bizarre findings of unemployment insurance claims.—
FOXNews.com,
FOXNews.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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The responses ranged from mildly annoying to outright bizarre, highlighting just how many ways tension can brew between property lines.—
David Faris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The thread that connects each of these characters' stories is the choice between sacrifice and preservation.—
DeVonne Goode,
Parents,
21 Apr. 2025
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But Season 2, by leaning so far into its characters’ anguish, has become more circular and suffocating in its storytelling.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
21 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The case has drawn wide attention, in part because prosecutors have accused Vallow Daybell of invoking outlandish religious beliefs about zombies and the end of the world to justify the crimes she's been convicted of: the murders of two of her children and her husband's former wife in Idaho.—
Bill Chappell,
NPR,
9 Apr. 2025
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All production has to do was roll back the tapes to see that Kenya’s responses are, more often than not, outlandish and disrespectful.—
Ile-Ife Okantah,
Vulture,
7 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Although not musicians, the Goldbergs quickly realized there was something unusual about their 3-year-old boy.—
Steve Rothaus,
Miami Herald,
21 Apr. 2025
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For one group of six girls living in Waterloo, Canada, their lives took an unusual turn when a couple of very territorial geese decided to claim their front lawn as their own.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
People.com,
19 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Meanwhile, Yucky Yellow provides an offbeat yellow that is both a statement and grounding.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
17 Apr. 2025
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Miranda July Miranda July is an artist, filmmaker and writer celebrated for her offbeat, emotionally resonant storytelling, most recently the 2024 smash hit All Fours.—
Clare Fisher,
People.com,
16 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The clip featured Weaver interviewing teammates, posing for kooky photos, rapping and lots of weirdness.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
4 Apr. 2025
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Far from being the pursuit of a kooky fringe, the defense of the Khmer Rouge came to represent a mainstream view among relevant scholars.—
Ray Cavanaugh,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Apr. 2025
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“Oddball.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oddball. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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