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| alien |
strange or odd because unfamiliar. [1/5 definitions] |
| antic |
whimsical, silly, or otherwise odd or unpredictable. [1/5 definitions] |
| bird |
(informal) an odd person. [1/5 definitions] |
| bizarre |
strikingly odd or unusual, esp. in appearance or behavior. |
| Blue Man Group |
a creative organization that provides performance-art theater in the form of a trio of blue-painted entertainers who incorporate such elements as food, odd props, rock music, and audience participation into their show. |
| character |
(informal) someone who is considered odd or peculiar. [1/6 definitions] |
| clown |
an actor who wears odd clothes, does amusing tricks, and paints his or her face in order to make people laugh. |
| contraption |
(informal) a mechanical device, sometimes of odd design or construction; gadget. |
| crank |
(informal) a person who has odd ideas or interests. [1/4 definitions] |
| crazy |
very unpredictable or odd. [1/4 definitions] |
| crotchet |
a whim, eccentricity, or odd idea. [1/2 definitions] |
| curiosity |
an unusual or odd thing. [1/2 definitions] |
| curious |
different from the usual and therefore interesting; odd. [1/3 definitions] |
| custodian |
a person who cleans, makes repairs, and does odd jobs in a building; janitor. [1/2 definitions] |
| eccentric |
a person having or showing odd behavior, ideas, or interests. [1/2 definitions] |
| eccentricity |
an odd or peculiar behavior, habit, interest, or the like. [1/3 definitions] |
| flake |
(slang) an odd or strange person. [1/4 definitions] |
| flaky1 |
eccentric or odd in behavior; screwy. [1/3 definitions] |
| flaky2 |
(slang) eccentric; erratic; odd. |
| funny |
strange or odd; unusual. [1/2 definitions] |
| gargoyle |
a sculpture of an odd or ugly animal or person carved as a decoration on a building. [1/2 definitions] |
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