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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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The novel has gotten two film adaptations — one starring Gene Wilder as Wonka in 1971, and another starring Johnny Depp in that role in 2005 — while Timothée Chalamet played a younger version of the oddball candymaker in 2023’s Wonka.
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Rebecca Luther, TVLine, 20 Mar. 2025
Leicester are an oddball side, defensive in shape but rarely defending well.
—Carl Anka, The Athletic, 17 Mar. 2025
There are a few standouts — Tiffany is a delight, while Angelo slowly emerges as one of the franchise's true oddballs — but the feuds in this season have an ugly undercurrent.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 13 Mar. 2025
Both director and actor seek to defy tone and expectation, and Pattinson’s performance, using a weird little voice and delivering oddball line readings and inflections, fits perfectly with the auteur’s unique approach to humor and sincerity.
—Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 8 Mar. 2025
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Rebecca Luther, TVLine, 20 Mar. 2025
Leicester are an oddball side, defensive in shape but rarely defending well.
—Carl Anka, The Athletic, 17 Mar. 2025
There are a few standouts — Tiffany is a delight, while Angelo slowly emerges as one of the franchise's true oddballs — but the feuds in this season have an ugly undercurrent.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 13 Mar. 2025
Both director and actor seek to defy tone and expectation, and Pattinson’s performance, using a weird little voice and delivering oddball line readings and inflections, fits perfectly with the auteur’s unique approach to humor and sincerity.
—Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 8 Mar. 2025
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“Oddball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oddball. Accessed 7 Apr. 2025.
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oddball
noun
odd·ball
-ˌbȯl 
: a person who behaves strangely
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