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odd⋅ball

[od-bawl] Informal.
–noun
1. a person or thing that is atypical, bizarre, eccentric, or nonconforming, esp. one having beliefs that are unusual but harmless.
–adjective
2. whimsically free-spirited; eccentric; atypical: an oddball scheme.

Origin:
1940–45, Americanism; odd + ball 1
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odd·ball   (ŏd'bôl')   
n.   Informal
A person regarded as eccentric.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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