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odd man out

odd man out noun: 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. Also the alternative form of odd one out.

Noun

odd man out (countable and uncountable, plural odd men out)

  1. 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.
    Antonyms:
    odd man wins

Also used as

odd man out is also the alternative form of odd one out.

Antonyms of odd man out

Forms of odd man out

pluralodd men out

Questions about odd man out

What does odd man out mean?
Odd man out means 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.
What part of speech is odd man out?
Odd man out is a noun.
What is the plural of odd man out?
The plural of odd man out is odd men out.

Words near odd man out in the dictionary

  1. odd lot
  2. odd lots
  3. odd lotter
  4. odd lotters
  5. odd man
  6. odd man out
  7. odd man wins
  8. odd men
  9. odd men out
  10. odd number
  11. odd numbers

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