oddball I. \ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\noun Etymology:odd (I) + ball : one whose behavior is eccentric or otherwise peculiar < talked like an oddball, and he had a funny look in his eys — Everett Wilson > II. \ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷\adjective : eccentric, peculiar, odd < oddball humor >