Meaning & use
oddball
A person who behaves in a strange, unconventional, or eccentric way compared to those around them.
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Everyone in the office considered him an oddball because of his unusual daily rituals.
The film follows a lovable oddball who never quite fits in at school.
A note on using this word
Oddball can also work as an informal adjective, as in 'an oddball idea,' meaning strange or unusual.
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