- oddball
- noun Date: 1948 one that is eccentric • oddball adjective
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
oddball
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Oddball — Oddball, Oddballs, or Odd Ball may refer to: Oddball Codes, are NPA NXX numbers that generally are associated with non standard telephony service and/or have unique characteristics, including N11 numbers (e.g. 411, 911) In fiction and… … Wikipedia
oddball — odd ball ([o^]d b[add]l ), n. 1. A person with an unusual or odd personality; an eccentric person. [informal] Syn: eccentric, eccentric person, geek. [WordNet 1.5] 2. Hence: Anything unusual in its class. [PJC] Pluto is an oddball among its eight … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
oddball — odd ball ([o^]d b[add]l ), a. Eccentric; very unusual; strange; bizarre; as, an oddball request. [informal] [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
oddball — (n.) eccentric or unconventional person, 1948, from ODD (Cf. odd) + BALL (Cf. ball) (n.1). Earlier (1946) as an adjective, used by aviators … Etymology dictionary
oddball — ► NOUN informal ▪ a strange or eccentric person … English terms dictionary
oddball — ☆ oddball [äd′bôl΄ ] n. [ ODD + BALL1] Slang an eccentric, unconventional, or nonconforming person adj. Slang strange or unconventional … English World dictionary
oddball — [[t]ɒ̱dbɔːl[/t]] oddballs N COUNT If you refer to someone as an oddball, you think they behave in a strange way. [INFORMAL] His mother and father thought Jim was a bit of an oddball too. Syn: peculiar ADJ GRADED Oddball is also an adjective. I… … English dictionary
oddball — UK [ˈɒdˌbɔːl] / US [ˈɑdˌbɔl] noun [countable] Word forms oddball : singular oddball plural oddballs informal someone whose behaviour is strange or unusual Derived word: oddball UK / US adjective an oddball film … English dictionary
oddball — 1. n. an eccentric person. □ Tom is sure an oddball. He ordered a pineapple and strawberry milkshake. □ We oddballs love concoctions like that. 2. mod. strange; peculiar. □ What an oddball combination of things! □ … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
oddball — 1. noun /ˈɑːdˌbɑːl/ An eccentric or unusual person. 2. adjective /ˈɑːdˌbɑːl/ Exotic, not mainstream, such as an oddball word or an oddball computer program … Wiktionary
oddball — odd|ball [ˈɔdbo:l US ˈa:dbo:l] n informal someone who behaves in a strange or unusual way >oddball adj ▪ a rather oddball sense of humour … Dictionary of contemporary English
