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oddball

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odd⋅ball

  [od-bawl] Informal.
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–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
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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oddball

  1. n.
    an eccentric person. : Tom is sure an oddball. He ordered a pineapple and strawberry milkshake.
  2. mod.
    strange; peculiar. : Your oddball ideas have cost us too much money.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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