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oddball

[od-bawl] / ˈɒdˌbɔl /
ADJECTIVE
eccentric
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Kalshi’s latest oddball ad takes a more explanatory approach than its recent spots, explicitly distinguishing prediction markets from traditional sportsbooks.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

"For a long time, no one knew quite what to make of these oddball little blips of dimming," Bouma said.

From Science Daily Mar. 27, 2026

He cut his teeth as a martial arts expert and stand-up comic before becoming an oddball character in the mid-1990s television sitcom “News Radio.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 17, 2026

His gently oddball vision of loner heroics has plenty of terror-steeped imagery to go with the referential sound design’s aural innocence of antiquated bloops, blurps and synthetic tones.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 16, 2026

“That’s okay. I lose myself. It’s just my oddball way of accounting for someone I don’t really understand any more than you do.”

From "Stargirl" by Jerry Spinelli




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