oddball
An eccentric or unusual personAn eccentric or unusual person.
» Tom is a real oddball.
Meaning
2 sensesAn eccentric or unusual person.
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сумасбро́дsumasbród, чуда́кčudák, эксце́нтрикekscéntrik
a person with an unusual or odd personality
A deviant stimulus that appears among repetitive stimuli during an experiment, to trigger an event-related potential in the participant.
Examples
10 sentencesTom is a real oddball.
Who's this oddball?
It's simply that I don't really understand what an "oddball" is when said by a Mixi user.
Her oddball behavior makes everyone a bit uncomfortable.
deIhr schrulliges Verhalten ist allen ein bißchen unangenehm. — Waldelfe
He had always been a bit of an oddball.
Translations
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Origin
Compound of odd + ball. First used in late 1930s, describing an extra ball played as a bonCompound of odd + ball. First used in late 1930s, describing an extra ball played as a bonus in pin-ball type games. Well-attested since the 1940s, with the adjective appearing earlier than the noun.
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Forms
plural: oddballsSynonyms
9 synonyms- a person with an unusual or odd personality:eccentriceccentric personflakegeek