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odd ones out

odd ones out is the plural of odd one out.

Meaning of odd one out

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.

Questions about odd ones out

What is odd ones out the plural of?
Odd ones out is the plural of odd one out.

Words near odd ones out in the dictionary

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

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