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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

So, too, did all of his department heads on their own fiefdoms and the oddball band Tune-Yards on the score, a cacophony of circus oompahs, mouth harps and kazoos.

From Los Angeles Times May 21, 2026

She found it in NBC’s new mockumentary series as an oddball boss.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 16, 2026

M31-2014-DS1 initially stood out as an "oddball," De says, but it now seems to be one of several examples, including NGC 6946-BH1.

From Science Daily Feb. 14, 2026

But I had a striking sense that if I’d had a son, he would, at the core, be a lot like this brainy, combative oddball sitting in a musty apartment in a small Idaho town.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz




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