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odd duck

odd duck noun: an unusual person, especially one with an idiosyncratic personality or peculiar behavioral characteristics.

Noun

odd duck (plural odd ducks)

  1. (idiomatic) An unusual person, especially one with an idiosyncratic personality or peculiar behavioral characteristics.
    • This lad Kelley is an odd duck in many ways. . . . Unlike most college youngsters, he has no hobbies.1936 December 11, Bill Lush, “Kelley Reveals Technique of Successful Pass Play”, in Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, retrieved 28 Jul 2010, page 27
    • If you are a married woman over 45 and are thinking of taking a plunge into the job market bear in mind that you won't be an odd duck in the employment pool.1971 June 18, “The Job Market: A New Start—Mature Women Who Work”, in The Dispatch, North Carolina, retrieved 28 Jul 2010, page 6

Synonyms of odd duck

Forms of odd duck

pluralodd ducks

Questions about odd duck

What does odd duck mean?
Odd duck means an unusual person, especially one with an idiosyncratic personality or peculiar behavioral characteristics.
What part of speech is odd duck?
Odd duck is a noun.
What is the plural of odd duck?
The plural of odd duck is odd ducks.

Words near odd duck in the dictionary

  1. odd birds
  2. odd bod
  3. odd bods
  4. odd couple
  5. odd couples
  6. odd duck
  7. odd ducks
  8. Odd Fellow
  9. odd fish
  10. odd function
  11. odd functions

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