However, the most eccentric person is Kozue herself. The term can be used to refer to an eccentric person, the town character. She was an eccentric person who kept a pet blackbird. He is an overly eccentric person prone to incredibly fast speeches and constant mood swings. Archibald at best could be described as an eccentric person, at worst an unpleasant one. It initially meant an "odd, eccentric person" or a "joke, hoax". For example, the eponym Batimastat, ""batty"" means a crazy/eccentric person.