odd man out
odd man out · odd men out
A street or public-house game with three or more players, where each tosses a coin,…A street or public-house game with three or more players, where each tosses a coin, and if only one player gets heads or tails, that player loses.
» It seems to be my lot to be an odd man out.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)A street or public-house game with three or more players, where each tosses a coin, and if only one player gets heads or tails, that player loses.
More definitions
- someone regarded as eccentric or crazy and standing out from a group
Examples
3 sentencesIt seems to be my lot to be an odd man out.
Ziri didn't see anything odd out here.
Life's too short for us to be at odds; let’s figure this out.
Forms
plural: odd men out| Singular | odd man out |
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irregular · Lesson
Synonyms
5 synonymsClose in meaning
- someone regarded as eccentric or crazy and standing out from a group:kookodd fellowodd fishqueer birdqueer duck
Antonyms
1 antonymsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable