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odd one out

odd one out noun: something or someone in a group that is different or exceptional, that does not fit.

Noun

odd one out (countable and uncountable, plural odd ones out)

  1. (countable) Something or someone in a group that is different or exceptional, that does not fit.
    • Am I the odd one out for thinking this is quite alarming? That I should find it weird to see a 41-year-old influencer bleating about her “bleph”.2025 October 11, Jo Ellison, “The forever 35 face of fashion”, in FT Weekend (Life & Arts section), London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 23
    Synonyms:
    odd man out
  2. (uncountable) A visual puzzle where the guesser has to choose which word, picture or symbol, etc. does not fit with the others.

Synonyms of odd one out

Forms of odd one out

pluralodd ones out
alternative formodd man out

Questions about odd one out

What does odd one out mean?
Odd one out means something or someone in a group that is different or exceptional, that does not fit.
What part of speech is odd one out?
Odd one out is a noun.
What is the plural of odd one out?
The plural of odd one out is odd ones out.

Words near odd one out in the dictionary

  1. odd man wins
  2. odd men
  3. odd men out
  4. odd number
  5. odd numbers
  6. odd one out
  7. odd ones out
  8. Odd Rode
  9. odd-bod
  10. odd-bods
  11. odd-come-short

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