noun
- a person or thing that is atypical, bizarre, eccentric, or nonconforming, especially one having beliefs that are unusual but harmless.
adjective
- whimsically free-spirited; eccentric; atypical: an oddball scheme.
noun
- Also called: odd bod, odd fish a strange or eccentric person
adjective
- strange or peculiar
n.“eccentric or unconventional person,” 1948, from odd + ball (n.1). Earlier (1946) as an adjective, used by aviators.