What does odd ball mean?
Odd ball means An eccentric or unusual person..
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/ˈɑːdˌbɔl/ · noun
An eccentric or unusual person..
Miss Quinn thought that Oswald spoke Russian well in view of his lack of formal training; she found the evening uninteresting. Donovan, with whom she had a date later, testified that she told him that Oswald was “kind of an oddball.”
"She's different, mister. A real oddball, if you know what I mean. But your little girl would love her. All kids love the Doll Lady."
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Use odd ball when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Odd ball means An eccentric or unusual person..
Common synonyms include kook, odd duck, strange fish, queer fish.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Miss Quinn thought that Oswald spoke Russian well in view of his lack of formal training; she found the evening uninteresting. Donovan, with whom she had a date later, testified that she told him that Oswald was “kind of an oddball.”
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