oddball
pronunciation
How to pronounce oddball in British English:
UK [ˈɒdbɔ:l]
How to pronounce oddball in American English:
US [ˈɑdbɔl]
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- Noun:
- a person with an unusual or odd personality
Word Origin
- oddball (n.)
- "eccentric or unconventional person," 1948, from odd + ball (n.1). Earlier (1946) as an adjective, used by aviators.
Example
- 1. Hedge funds hoover up equally oddball quants .
- 2. He started reading the botanical history of the area and studying the oddball species .
- 3. But an oddball substance right there on their own list , it turned out , had unusual properties .
- 4. The oddball species , packard was coming to realize , were the main show of the clearings .
- 5. In yardley 's deft handling , the tale of the brave dragons and their american coach becomes something much bigger than an account of an oddball basketball team .