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He used to be a real oddball back in high school.
she's known as the office oddball
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Though never a commercial success, the LP made its way into the hands of oddball punks and art-rock weirdos in the Midwest, intriguing many with its aloof approach to merging rock, punk, new-wave, and experimental prog.
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Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 24 Apr. 2025
Scientists are interested in the origin of these oddball rocks.
—Amanda Kooser, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
Running was still considered a bit of an oddball thing to do; the boom had been ignited by Shorter’s 1972 Olympic win but was still gathering steam at that point.
—Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 19 Apr. 2025
The novel has gotten two film adaptations — one starring Gene Wilder as Wonka in 1971, and another starring Johnny Depp in that role in 2005 — while Timothée Chalamet played a younger version of the oddball candymaker in 2023’s Wonka.
—Rebecca Luther, TVLine, 20 Mar. 2025
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Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 24 Apr. 2025
Scientists are interested in the origin of these oddball rocks.
—Amanda Kooser, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
Running was still considered a bit of an oddball thing to do; the boom had been ignited by Shorter’s 1972 Olympic win but was still gathering steam at that point.
—Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 19 Apr. 2025
The novel has gotten two film adaptations — one starring Gene Wilder as Wonka in 1971, and another starring Johnny Depp in that role in 2005 — while Timothée Chalamet played a younger version of the oddball candymaker in 2023’s Wonka.
—Rebecca Luther, TVLine, 20 Mar. 2025
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“Oddball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oddball. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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oddball
noun
odd·ball
-ˌbȯl 
: a person who behaves strangely
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