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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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Matthew J. Palm, Orlando Sentinel, 22 July 2024
Once again, the joke was usually on him, as a collection of oddball friends, neighbors and guests came and went from his orbit.
—Ethan Sacks, NBC News, 18 July 2024
With wild hair and impressive mutton chops, Cage’s baby-robbing oddball is just one of many goofy aspects of the Coen brothers’ crime comedy.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 11 July 2024
The Decameron also stars Tony Hale, Zosia Mamet, Tanya Reynolds, Amar Chadha-Patel, Leila Farzad, Karan Gill, Saoirse-Monica Jackson, Douggie McMeekin and Jessica Plummer as Filomena, a spoiled oddball and the last surviving child of her noble family.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 July 2024
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Matthew J. Palm, Orlando Sentinel, 22 July 2024
Once again, the joke was usually on him, as a collection of oddball friends, neighbors and guests came and went from his orbit.
—Ethan Sacks, NBC News, 18 July 2024
With wild hair and impressive mutton chops, Cage’s baby-robbing oddball is just one of many goofy aspects of the Coen brothers’ crime comedy.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 11 July 2024
The Decameron also stars Tony Hale, Zosia Mamet, Tanya Reynolds, Amar Chadha-Patel, Leila Farzad, Karan Gill, Saoirse-Monica Jackson, Douggie McMeekin and Jessica Plummer as Filomena, a spoiled oddball and the last surviving child of her noble family.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 July 2024
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“Oddball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oddball. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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oddball
noun
odd·ball
-ˌbȯl 
: a person who behaves strangely
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