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
Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 25 July 2025
The friends' adventures take them deeper into their ever-eccentric community of Table Town, where animals and magical oddballs navigate life, school, relationships, and the quirks of their offbeat and loveable universe.
—Devonne Goode, Parents, 24 July 2025
Whatever its story may be, this oddball, ketchup-laden condiment is a point of pride for our small town.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 14 May 2025
And unlike the oddball carbon-fiber hatchback that was once known by that name, the next-generation electric i3 is set to be an out-and-out sedan.
—New Atlas, 6 July 2025
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Adjective
Same goes with the rest of Arlen, a textured and quietly diverse ecosystem of suburbanites, oddballs, immigrants, and whatever sad-sack category Bill Dauterive fits into.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 25 July 2025
The friends' adventures take them deeper into their ever-eccentric community of Table Town, where animals and magical oddballs navigate life, school, relationships, and the quirks of their offbeat and loveable universe.
—Devonne Goode, Parents, 24 July 2025
Whatever its story may be, this oddball, ketchup-laden condiment is a point of pride for our small town.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 14 May 2025
And unlike the oddball carbon-fiber hatchback that was once known by that name, the next-generation electric i3 is set to be an out-and-out sedan.
—New Atlas, 6 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for oddball
Noun
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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
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Other characters include outcasts, visionaries and eccentrics — all of whom live on the margins as unseen — a former priest, a girl trapped in working her family’s candy stand, a woman who learned preaching from her brother and is a caretaker for her dying housemate.—
Mary Ann Grossmann,
Twin Cities,
18 May 2025
Adjective
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After a couple of insulting caricatures, increasingly bizarre depictions of the Vice President started to spread through the internet, the trend becoming a competition to see who could create the most hideous, weird or original Vance.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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These clever yet bizarre gadgets are both fun and oddly useful.—
Nora Colomer
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FOXNews.com,
6 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Gomez has appeared on two episodes of the show as her character, Alex Russo.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
EW.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Everybody’s stories feel, to me, very satisfying for all three of our main characters.—
Emily Longeretta,
Variety,
7 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The Spike is not a product of outlandish imagination.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Aug. 2025
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And while that might sound like the plot of a James Bond movie, Duffy’s atomic directives aren’t that outlandish.—
Chris Dobstaff,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Or breaking free of AMP pages and always viewing originals instead?—
Lee Hutchinson,
ArsTechnica,
5 Aug. 2025
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Landmark Estate Sales managed the event, which ran from July 31 to Aug. 3, and featured about 250 originals by Spangler.—
Kylie Volavongsa,
jsonline.com,
4 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Just to see John Turturro and Christopher Walken play lovers is so unexpected, so unusual and so well done.—
Lynette Rice,
Deadline,
7 Aug. 2025
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Although unconventional, Blanco doubled down on his unusual shower routine in conversation with Gomez for Interview.—
Michelle Lee,
People.com,
6 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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This season, Wednesday must navigate family, friends and old adversaries, propelling her into another year of delightfully dark and kooky mayhem.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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The movie is possibly loud and colorful and zany and kooky and busy enough to mask the desperation in a script that shows little imagination for the psychological hurdles of people from three different generations struggling to understand one another.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Even offbeat examples like Liquid Death’s Eagles sponsorship show the complexity of modern deals.—
Jeff Fromm,
Forbes.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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The musical journey also introduces audiences to a range of offbeat Irish trivia fit for a pub quiz or TV game show.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Aug. 2025
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“Oddball.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oddball. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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