oddball

oddball
odd·ball
[ˈɒdbɔ:l, AM ˈɑ:d-]
(fam)
I. n Verrückte(r) f(m)
his eldest sister is something of an \oddball seine älteste Schwester ist etwas merkwürdig
II. adj attr verrückt
\oddball idea ausgefallene [o pej komische] Idee
* * *
['ɒdbɔːl] (inf)
1. n
Spinner(in) m(f); (more harmless) komischer Kauz; (less harmless = weirdo) Verrückte(r) mf
2. adj
ideas, friends komisch
* * *
oddball besonders US umg
A s komischer Kauz
B adj sonderbar, kauzig, wunderlich
* * *
n.
Exzentriker m.

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