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
Patrick Comiskey, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2024
Tenants at the time included consulting and law firms, financial advisory and investment firms, as well as the usual mélange of random, oddball businesses.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 19 Dec. 2024
Lewis also meets her perfect match in weirdo fearlessness with Amanda Kramer, the director of oddball sensations Give Me Pity!
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 11 Dec. 2024
Yet Kudrow managed to make Phoebe one of the sunniest and funniest of the show’s oddballs.
—John Russell, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
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Noun
Ambrose experimented with bubbles bottlings made from a half-dozen oddball varieties sourced from her and partner Matthew Rorick’s Sierra Foothills vineyard, Rorick Heritage.
—Patrick Comiskey, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2024
Tenants at the time included consulting and law firms, financial advisory and investment firms, as well as the usual mélange of random, oddball businesses.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 19 Dec. 2024
Lewis also meets her perfect match in weirdo fearlessness with Amanda Kramer, the director of oddball sensations Give Me Pity!
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 11 Dec. 2024
Yet Kudrow managed to make Phoebe one of the sunniest and funniest of the show’s oddballs.
—John Russell, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for oddball
Noun
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My dedication, to help the waifs and strays and eccentrics of the music world together, continues to this day.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
11 Oct. 2024
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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,
20 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Does that explain his bizarre excursion to allow Arnaut Danjuma to score?—
Greg O'Keeffe,
The Athletic,
30 Jan. 2025
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Archaeologists have uncovered a series of bizarre ancient burials in France.—
Jonathan Granoff,
Newsweek,
29 Jan. 2025
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There’s just no telling how far the Moana 2 cast will go to perfectly capture their characters.—
Rania Aniftos,
Billboard,
27 Jan. 2025
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Also known as slow decorating, this mindful approach brings intentionality into your home, creating spaces filled with character and charm.—
Sophie Flaxman,
Better Homes & Gardens,
27 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Social media influencers use outlandish spending to garner millions of views.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
18 Jan. 2025
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But today, the site is filled with phony health remedies, outlandish conspiracy theories, and—still—a lot of foreign propaganda.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
17 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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While some of the operations may not have been unusual, ICE averaged 311 daily arrests in the fiscal year that ended Sept. 30. — Associated Press Trump says inflation isn’t his No. 1 issue.—
Baltimore Sun staff,
Baltimore Sun,
27 Jan. 2025
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Hegseth showed up in person for the vote, which is unusual.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA TODAY,
25 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The offbeat premise and ingenious staging prove that no algorithm can yet prescribe a hit Broadway musical.—
Lisa Wong Macabasco,
Vogue,
23 Jan. 2025
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After Season 1 introduced viewers to the offbeat, sinister world of Lumon Industries, the Innies that make up its workforce, and the Outies compartmentalizing their lives, Season 2 is now unfolding deeper, stranger intricacies that speak to how corporations deal with dissenters.—
Harrison Richlin,
IndieWire,
19 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Jeff, Aubrey, and Alison were like the Three Musketeers of kooky low-budget comedies.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
4 Jan. 2025
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But, Arrietty has an edge that many other kooky girls don’t, one that could offer a good defense if Untucked ever calls for it.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
4 Jan. 2025
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“Oddball.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oddball. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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