as in character
a person of odd or whimsical habits
she's known as the office oddball
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Recent Examples of oddball
Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 30 July 2025
First offered in a passenger car by Mercedes-Benz back in 1974, the five-cylinder engine has always been a bit of an automotive oddball.
—Bradley Iger, ArsTechnica, 25 July 2025
This evolutionary opportunity produced a multitude of early animals, including oddballs with peculiar adaptations for survival, according to new research.
—Kameryn Griesser, CNN Money, 24 July 2025
Her book chronicles not only the misadventures of growing up in an oddball family, but also creative endeavors that include joining a band and putting on her own one-woman show.
—Michael Schaub, Oc Register, 15 July 2025
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Adjective
Season 3 kicks off in September with fights exploding and movie icon Samuel L. Jackson joining TV's oddball Manfredi crime family.
—Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 30 July 2025
First offered in a passenger car by Mercedes-Benz back in 1974, the five-cylinder engine has always been a bit of an automotive oddball.
—Bradley Iger, ArsTechnica, 25 July 2025
This evolutionary opportunity produced a multitude of early animals, including oddballs with peculiar adaptations for survival, according to new research.
—Kameryn Griesser, CNN Money, 24 July 2025
Her book chronicles not only the misadventures of growing up in an oddball family, but also creative endeavors that include joining a band and putting on her own one-woman show.
—Michael Schaub, Oc Register, 15 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for oddball
Noun
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These people’s histories range from the eccentric to the inspiring and are often stranger than fiction, memorable as well as consequential.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 July 2025
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Ra’s decades-long adherence to this personal mythology, along with his air of serene bemusement and his extravagant robes and headdresses, led to his popular image as a colorful eccentric.—
Ekow Eshun
July 11,
Literary Hub,
11 July 2025
Adjective
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The indictment of Adams’ former top advisor came a day after another member of Adams’ inner circle became embroiled in a bizarre apparent bribery attempt involving a news reporter.—
Gloria Pazmino,
CNN Money,
21 Aug. 2025
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The Italian police use her poor grasp of Italian and their own blindspots about American culture to bolster their bizarre theories.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
20 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The internet is ablaze with Reddit forums, magazine articles and blog posts detailing why main character Carrie Bradshaw (Sarah Jessica Parker) is the worst and how the writers disrespected the original.—
Toni Fitzgerald,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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Some of her post–Devil Girl writings anticipate stories and characters in her Patternist series.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Dogecoin, for comparison, was introduced in 2013 by software engineers lampooning what seemed like outlandish Bitcoin speculation at the time.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
21 Aug. 2025
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That fiction cannot keep up with outlandish fact in American life has become a cliché.—
Book Marks
August 21,
Literary Hub,
21 Aug. 2025
Noun
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One of many smoking guns in an artillery of reasons that doomed the Max original to cancelation long ago, Che was criticized endlessly after Season 2.—
IndieWire Staff,
IndieWire,
16 Aug. 2025
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The new film, written by Jordan Weiss and directed by Nisha Ganatra, has been praised for bringing a new take to the story while honoring the original.—
Jenelle Riley,
Variety,
15 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Travelers are increasingly experimenting with unusual or risky foods, leading to health issues.—
Christopher Elliott,
USA Today,
20 Aug. 2025
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Elliott is constantly evaluating stock, setting aside casks that demonstrate either particularly strong recipe character or unusual depth.—
Emily Price,
Forbes.com,
19 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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If kooky Meow Wolf can become a global sensation in Santa Fe, NM drawing off a small portion of Santa Fe’s tourist pool and local residents, a far smaller number than Seattle has, why can’t Cannonball Arts similarly excel?—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
17 Aug. 2025
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Newman and Marnell, as the adventurous Bill and gentlemanly Harry, respectively, fully embrace their kooky characters and revel in their eccentricities, while Wallace imbues an affable nature and optimism to Sam.—
Emlyn Travis Published,
EW.com,
15 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The offbeat inspiration for Noah Hawley's 'Alien: Earth'?—
Marco della Cava,
USA Today,
13 Aug. 2025
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This isn’t an entirely new thing for Wednesday, whose executive producer and director Tim Burton helped discover so many offbeat Gen X-ers.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
6 Aug. 2025
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“Oddball.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oddball. Accessed 29 Aug. 2025.
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