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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The bizarre purchase was revealed last year by the former Lakers player, and the topic was recently brought up during the season 6 finale of The Kardashians.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Weezer has not canceled its plans to perform at Coachella this Saturday (April 12) after the wife of Weezer bassist Scott Shriner sustained non-life-threatening injuries during a bizarre run-in with Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) officers that ended in a dramatic shootout.—
Dave Brooks,
Billboard,
10 Apr. 2025
Noun
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From a personality standpoint, many have praised Dart for his competitive mindset and character, something that coach Mike Tomlin often values.—
Mike DeFabo,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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Over time, though, the character began to resemble Warner Bros. Discovery president David Zaslav, who famously sought to permanently shelve projects like Batgirl and Coyote vs. Acme for tax write-offs.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
28 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Now, in the show’s second season, Cromwell becomes the subject of outlandish gossip himself.—
Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2025
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There’s nothing wrong with outlandish flights of fancy on the movie screen.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
28 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Canvas’s menu feature flavors such as Arabic coffee and karak chai and biscuits, but Al Marri also enjoys experimenting with unusual combinations, looking outside the dessert realm for ideas.—
Nicola Chilton,
AFAR Media,
28 Mar. 2025
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The contract also maintains its unusual provision allowing Sanders to disclose any athletically related outside income to his superiors verbally, thus enabling him to follow NCAA bylaws while ensuring that no public paper trail is created for these earnings.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
28 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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But his work on the series didn't capture the many aspects of his comedy, which was populated by various offbeat alter egos, including a wrestler named Andy Kaufman.—
Angela Andaloro,
People.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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From indie horror films to action comedies and offbeat spy spoofs, from the intensity of Tombstone to the surrealism of The Island of Dr. Moreau with co-star Marlon Brando, Kilmer defied pigeonholing.—
Jeetendr Sehdev,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Actress Jennifer Coolidge won an Emmy for her comic, kooky yet vulnerable turn in 2022, one of five Emmies won by the White Lotus.—
Michael Goldstein,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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Friday’s reply by the Justice Department is just kooky.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
4 Mar. 2025
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“Oddball.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oddball. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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