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| 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) one who is considered odd or eccentric. [1/7 definitions] |
| clown |
a comic performer, as in a circus, who wears odd clothes and exaggerated makeup and entertains by jokes, tricks, juggling, and the like. [1/4 definitions] |
| contraption |
(informal) a mechanical device, sometimes of odd design or construction; gadget. |
| crazy |
(informal) unpredictable or odd; bizarre. [1/8 definitions] |
| crotchet |
a whim, eccentricity, or odd idea. [1/2 definitions] |
| curious |
different from the usual and therefore interesting; odd. [1/3 definitions] |
| custodian |
someone who cleans, makes repairs, and does odd jobs at an institution or business; janitor. [1/2 definitions] |
| eccentric |
a person having or showing odd, unconventional beliefs, behaviors, or interests. [1/5 definitions] |
| eccentricity |
an odd or peculiar behavior, habit, interest, or the like. [1/3 definitions] |
| flaky1 |
eccentric or odd in behavior; screwy. [1/3 definitions] |
| flaky2 |
(slang) eccentric; erratic; odd. |
| funny |
curious or odd; unusual. [1/4 definitions] |
| hobo |
a poor and homeless wanderer who usually does odd jobs for a living but may also beg or scavenge. [1/2 definitions] |
| kink |
an odd idea or notion. [1/5 definitions] |
| kinky |
(informal) characterized by odd or bizarre qualities, particularly with regard to sexual activity. [1/2 definitions] |
| mulligan stew |
a stew made of odd bits of meat and vegetables. |
| odd |
a thing that is odd. [1/7 definitions] |
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