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
Ellise Shafer, Variety, 7 May 2025
Intel's oddball Core Ultra 200V laptop chips—codenamed Lunar Lake—will apparently be a one-off experiment, not to be replicated in future Intel laptop chips.
—ArsTechnica, 29 Apr. 2025
Like any good outsider oddball, the young Predator needs a buddy for his trek.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 24 Apr. 2025
Similarly to her dad, Abby tries to bring order to her crew of oddballs and cynics, most notably former night court prosecutor Dan Fielding (John Larroquette), a character from the original series.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 9 May 2025
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Noun
In his headlong rush to success, an oddball comedian abandons his most loyal allies.
—Ellise Shafer, Variety, 7 May 2025
Intel's oddball Core Ultra 200V laptop chips—codenamed Lunar Lake—will apparently be a one-off experiment, not to be replicated in future Intel laptop chips.
—ArsTechnica, 29 Apr. 2025
Like any good outsider oddball, the young Predator needs a buddy for his trek.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 24 Apr. 2025
Similarly to her dad, Abby tries to bring order to her crew of oddballs and cynics, most notably former night court prosecutor Dan Fielding (John Larroquette), a character from the original series.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 9 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for oddball
Noun
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There are dozens upon dozens of memorable eccentrics, delusional antiheroes, blustery authority figures, sad sacks, screw-ups and all-too-lovable schmucks that populate the 12 feature films and handful of shorts directed by Wes Anderson.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
28 May 2025
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To take her mind off him, Agathe meets an Austen-like family of eccentrics running the retreat and the sometimes pretentious writers attending it.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
22 May 2025
Adjective
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The bizarre blackouts are first explained with a bizarre hit-and-run that shook Larkin months earlier.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
8 June 2025
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But much of the discussion after the San Francisco Giants' 5-4 victory centered around a bizarre moment in the fourth inning.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
7 June 2025
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What this means is that attackers can apply additional characters in the target field, things like spaces and line breaks for example, so that the user only sees the legitimate-looking path and has no cause for concern that anything is amiss.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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My character is someone who’s been without his best friend and partner for three years.—
Matt Donnelly,
Variety,
8 June 2025
Adjective
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Twenty-two years later, the Lakers’ star exceeded even the most outlandish predictions, winning championships in three different cities, scoring more points than anyone in league history and authoring the kind of sustained greatness that’s unmatched across sport.—
Dan Woike,
Los Angeles Times,
23 May 2025
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Not so in the Final Destination films, in which people die in the most outlandish fashion and are, at best, afforded a five-second funeral scene; maybe one family member gets a comforting pat on the back.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
22 May 2025
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These however, are unusual times that call for something more.—
Anita Chabria,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2025
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The head of the Democratic Party of Puerto Rico is endorsing Andrew Cuomo for mayor of New York City, marking an unusual foray into Big Apple politics for the organization, which typically only focuses on issues local to the island.—
Chris Sommerfeldt,
New York Daily News,
8 June 2025
Adjective
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Featuring a screenplay by Anderson and Roman Coppola, the offbeat comedy follows the story of European businessman Zsa-zsa Korda (Del Toro) and his only daughter and sole heir, a nun named Sister Liesel (Threapleton), who are each being targeted by assassins and schemers.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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That’s because Walt Disney is a major inspiration for Cole’s offbeat Banana Ball.—
Jonathan Lansner,
Oc Register,
5 June 2025
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Read’s indictment of MLM outfits is predictable enough, but her research also reveals how much corporate America has in common with this shady economy, which has long been dismissed as a kooky sideshow.—
Lora Kelley,
The Atlantic,
21 May 2025
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Move over, Roses — Dan Levy has a new kooky TV family.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
14 May 2025
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“Oddball.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oddball. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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