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odd·ball

(ŏd′bôl′)

n. Informal

A person regarded as eccentric.

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oddball

(ˈɒdˌbɔːl)

Also called: odd bod or odd fish a strange or eccentric person

adj

strange or peculiar

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odd•ball

(ˈɒdˌbɔl)
Informal. n.

1. an eccentric or peculiar person or thing.

adj.

2. eccentric; atypical.

[1940–45, Amer.]

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Noun

oddball - a person with an unusual or odd personality

eccentric, eccentric person, flake, geek

unusual person, anomaly - a person who is unusual

crackpot, fruitcake, nut case, screwball, crank, nut - a whimsically eccentric person

nutter, wacko, whacko - a person who is regarded as eccentric or mad

oddball

noun

Informal. A person who is appealingly odd or curious:

character, oddity, original.

Informal: card.

Translations

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oddball

[ˈɒdbɔːl]

A. N → bicho m raro, excéntrico/a m/f

B. ADJ → raro, excéntrico

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oddball

[ˈɒdbɔːl] n → excentrique mf

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oddball

(inf)

n → Spinner(in) m(f); (more harmless) → komischer Kauz; (less harmless: = weirdo) → Verrückte(r) mf

adj ideas, friends → komisch

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oddball

[ˈɒdˌbɔːl] n & adj (fam) → eccentrico/a

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