I used "oddball" in a post a few minutes ago, and it occurred to ;me that I did not know how it originated.
We all know what it means, a mildly mocking pejorative. But there is no "evenball". Why isn't "odd" alone enough? There used to be a fraternal organization, the "OddFellows" but I never knew how the members were selected.It's in my dictionary, but with no etymology. I wonder how old it is.

Let's have some oddball comments.