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
Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Jan. 2025
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.
—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
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Noun
An offbeat homage to Iranian cinema and to the oddball movies of fellow Winnipeg filmmaker Guy Maddin, Universal Language won over critics in Cannes, taking the first-ever audience prize in the Directors’ Fortnight section.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Jan. 2025
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.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for oddball
Noun
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Foreman was one of the last living crossover theatrical eccentrics, an outsider artist whose philosophically rigorous work for downtown micro-audiences alternated with engagements at Lincoln Center and the Festival d’Automne, in Paris.—
Helen Shaw,
The New Yorker,
9 Jan. 2025
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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
Adjective
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The expo’s Instagram page documents visits to other cities and showcases many of the bizarre and dark art pieces and items people can buy, as well as some attendees’ costumes.—
Jeff A. Chamer,
Charlotte Observer,
21 Feb. 2025
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The pilot episode of The Baldwins, TLC’s new reality show about actor Alec Baldwin and his family, is one of the darkest and most bizarre hours of television to appear in recent memory.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
21 Feb. 2025
Noun
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And Blue voiced the character named Kiara, who is the daughter of both.—
Caché McClay,
USA TODAY,
21 Feb. 2025
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Single characters were often far too dominant in many modes (Bunny has been a problem since launch).—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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In Kansas City, Mo., Mayor Quinton Lucas, a Democrat, said that many voters had grown inured to Mr. Trump’s outlandish statements.—
Katie Glueck,
New York Times,
22 Feb. 2025
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Season two similarly kept us on our toes with plenty of outlandish Jennifer Coolidge comedy and some genuinely shocking moments, like the reveal that Jack (Leo Woodall) was only posing as Quentin’s (Tom Hollander) nephew and was, in fact, his much younger gay lover.—
Samantha Allen,
Them,
18 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Still, any rating on the Torino scale above a 0 is unusual, which is why the world's space agencies have taken notice.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA TODAY,
20 Feb. 2025
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The surveillance cameras, which Israeli soldiers argued could be exploited by Palestinian militants, were not unusual in the volatile neighborhood, Sobuh said, as families can observe street battles and Israeli army operations from inside.—
Isabel Debre,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Food forecasters see a year of offbeat choices, including savory coffees, great convenience-store cuisine and sauces on everything.—
Priya Krishna,
New York Times,
13 Feb. 2025
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The pilot follows an offbeat Fresno diner where an ex-party girl, a volatile chef, and an oddball busboy contend with ghost pirates, volcanoes, and the minor inconvenience of dying.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
4 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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But there has to be a better way to do this and part of that is reforming New York City’s very kooky property tax structure, where Con Ed pays more to City Hall than anyone else and then has to charge higher fees to customers.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
15 Feb. 2025
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Fast-food chains around the country are soon featuring spooky – or altogether kooky – additions to their menus to celebrate Halloween.—
Christine Rousselle,
Fox News,
4 Oct. 2024
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“Oddball.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oddball. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.
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