oddball

== English == === Etymology === Compound of odd +‎ ball. First used in late 1930s, describing an extra ball played as a bonus in pin-ball type games. Well-attested since the 1940s, with the adjective appearing earlier than the noun. === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /ˈɑːdˌbɔl/ Rhymes: -ɑːdbɔl === Noun === oddball (plural oddballs) An eccentric or unusual person. (neuroscience) A deviant stimulus that appears among repetitive stimuli during an experiment, to trigger an event-related potential in the participant. ==== Synonyms ==== (eccentric or unusual person): kook, odd duck, strange fish, queer fish, weirdo; see also Thesaurus:strange person ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === oddball (not comparable) Exotic, not mainstream. ==== Translations ==== === See also === goofball === References ===