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He used to be a real oddball back in high school.
she's known as the office oddball
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Then came The Favourite (2018), the first of his collaborations with screenwriter Tony McNamara, which gave his oddball perspective a period-piece context and, unsurprisingly, a bigger audience.
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 18 May 2024
Coleman also portrayed an over-the-top oddball in How to Beat the High Co$t of Living (1980), a lisping pornographer in Dragnet (1987) and a slimy drag queen in Meet the Applegates (1990).
—Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 May 2024
Bea is introduced to an IF retirement community located under a Coney Island carousel with a bevy of oddball personalities in the very kid-friendly middle section of the movie.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 15 May 2024
Watch out for higher interest rates and new oddball fees on some cards, particularly credit cards issued by big name retailers.
—Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 7 May 2024
Much of the film’s staying power is due to the hilarious performances of its sprawling cast of oddballs — including brief appearances by a young John and Joan Cusack and Jami Gertz, as well as a cameo by Zelda Rubinstein.
—John Russell, Peoplemag, 4 May 2024
These oddballs were orbiting at very high angles compared to other TNOs, and they were lined up in the same direction.
—Briley Lewis, Popular Science, 2 May 2024
The film’s use of color, comedy, and music still holds up almost 100 years later, with visual wonders and oddball surprises helping to keep the whole family engaged.
—Chris Snellgrove, EW.com, 27 Apr. 2024
And if that wasn’t enough, there is a final oddball feature of DJT stock that could trigger an explosion in prices, up or down.
—Bernard Condon, Quartz, 26 Apr. 2024
David Fear, Rolling Stone, 18 May 2024
Coleman also portrayed an over-the-top oddball in How to Beat the High Co$t of Living (1980), a lisping pornographer in Dragnet (1987) and a slimy drag queen in Meet the Applegates (1990).
—Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 May 2024
Bea is introduced to an IF retirement community located under a Coney Island carousel with a bevy of oddball personalities in the very kid-friendly middle section of the movie.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 15 May 2024
Watch out for higher interest rates and new oddball fees on some cards, particularly credit cards issued by big name retailers.
—Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 7 May 2024
Much of the film’s staying power is due to the hilarious performances of its sprawling cast of oddballs — including brief appearances by a young John and Joan Cusack and Jami Gertz, as well as a cameo by Zelda Rubinstein.
—John Russell, Peoplemag, 4 May 2024
These oddballs were orbiting at very high angles compared to other TNOs, and they were lined up in the same direction.
—Briley Lewis, Popular Science, 2 May 2024
The film’s use of color, comedy, and music still holds up almost 100 years later, with visual wonders and oddball surprises helping to keep the whole family engaged.
—Chris Snellgrove, EW.com, 27 Apr. 2024
And if that wasn’t enough, there is a final oddball feature of DJT stock that could trigger an explosion in prices, up or down.
—Bernard Condon, Quartz, 26 Apr. 2024
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“Oddball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oddball. Accessed 28 May. 2024.
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oddball
noun
odd·ball
-ˌbȯl 
: a person who behaves strangely
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