oddball

(Engels)

Frequentie

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Uitgesproken als (IPA)
/ˈɑːdˌbɔl/
Etymologie (Engels)

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.

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