oddball
adjective/ˈɑdˌbɔl/
Frequency rank: #16,312 most common English word
Meaning
a strange or eccentric person; someone who behaves in an unusual way.
Example sentence
Everyone at the office thinks he is quite oddball because he only communicates by writing notes.
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