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oddballs

NOUN

person who is very different

Synonyms

WEAK

case character duck eccentric fish out of water maverick misfit odd bird original rara avis screwball weirdo

Antonyms

WEAK

conservative normal

Example Sentences

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While doing so, they have to avoid being knocked out by bludgers, rubber dodgeballs thrown by beaters.

From BBC • Feb. 22, 2025

He bounces out basketballs, dodgeballs, and rubber balls.

From "Black Brother, Black Brother" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

He waved his hand and a new batch of dodgeballs appeared on the center line—but these balls weren’t made of red rubber.

From "The Sea of Monsters" by Rick Riordan

They’ll be changing the world while I’ll be wasting time memorizing textbooks and ducking dodgeballs.

From "The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl" by Stacy McAnulty