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Definition of Oddball
1. Noun. A person with an unusual or odd personality.
Generic synonyms: Anomaly, Unusual Person
Specialized synonyms: Crackpot, Crank, Fruitcake, Nut, Nut Case, Screwball, Nutter, Wacko, Whacko
Definition of Oddball
1. Noun. An eccentric or unusual person. ¹
2. Adjective. Exotic, not mainstream, such as an oddball word or an oddball computer program. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Oddball
1. an eccentric person [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Oddball
Literary usage of Oddball
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Individual Differences in the Behavioral Etiology of Drug Abuse edited by Harold W. Gordon, Meyer D. Glantz (1997)
"Event-related EEG alpha synchronization and synchronization measured in the
auditory oddball task differed between the risk groups and the control group at ..."
2. Mud & Guts: A Look at the Common Soldier of the American Revolution by Bill Mauldin (1978)
"When the unit was ordered back to the front, the oddball set was sprung from the
guardhouse and took charge in battle. This picture is not as exaggerated as ..."
3. Stress, Gender, and Alcohol-Seeking Behavior edited by Walter A. Hunt, Sam Zakhari (1996)
"The experiments consisted . . . , . , , „, . . , block. In the Choice Reaction
task, or modifications or a typical oddball , . ..."
4. Security Awareness in the 1980s: Featured Articles From Security Awareness (1992)
"Family and colleagues quoted in the press after his arrest described him variously
as a "workaholic," "an oddball genius," "an eccentric patrician," "a ..."
5. Small Pieces Loosely Joined: A Unified Theory of the Web by David Weinberger (2002)
"It was enabled by David Miller and Lisa Adams of the Garamond Agency, who encouraged
me to pursue this oddball theme because it was what my writing and ..."
6. Report of the Independent Commission on the Los Angeles Police Department edited by Warren Christopher (1998)
"... for excessive force was told that if she wanted to press the complaint she
had two choices: stay on the force and be labeled as an oddball, or resign. ..."
7. Panama Adventure Guide by Patricia Katzman (2004)
"... teensy clear Christmas bulbs wrapped around the palms and shrubs, creating a
sort of oddball romantic atmosphere. Restaurante Bar Pencas, Amador ..."
8. Stochastic Inequalities by Moshe Shaked, Yung Liang Tong (1992)
"... no subsequent relatively best item, the reward is (n* — r)/n* (Ferguson, Hard
wick and Tamaki (1991)). • Linear sampling cost plus oddball risk term: N ..."
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