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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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Barber also appeared on both shows as Kimmy Gibbler, the oddball bestie of big sister D.J. (played by Candace Cameron Bure).
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Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 8 Aug. 2024
Last week, the same profound line was among the moments embraced by social posts that positioned Harris as a likable oddball.
—Taylor Lorenz, Washington Post, 9 July 2024
The Oldenburg festival is Germany’s leading indie film fest and is known for its celebration of provocative, oddball or otherwise outside the mainstream cinema.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Aug. 2024
And then there are the evolutionary oddballs that are difficult to decipher no matter the orientation of their fossils.
—Jack Tamisiea, New York Times, 14 July 2024
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Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 8 Aug. 2024
Last week, the same profound line was among the moments embraced by social posts that positioned Harris as a likable oddball.
—Taylor Lorenz, Washington Post, 9 July 2024
The Oldenburg festival is Germany’s leading indie film fest and is known for its celebration of provocative, oddball or otherwise outside the mainstream cinema.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Aug. 2024
And then there are the evolutionary oddballs that are difficult to decipher no matter the orientation of their fossils.
—Jack Tamisiea, New York Times, 14 July 2024
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“Oddball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oddball. Accessed 12 Sep. 2024.
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oddball
noun
odd·ball
-ˌbȯl 
: a person who behaves strangely
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