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odd man out
odd man out
an unusual or atypical person or thing. I'm odd man out because I'm not wearing a tie. You had better learn to use the new system software unless you want to be odd man out.
odd man out
1. A person who is left out of a group for some reason, as in The invitation was for couples only, so Jane was odd man out. [Mid-1800s]
2. Something or someone who differs markedly from the others in a group, as in Among all those ranch-style houses, their Victorian was odd man out. [Late 1800s]
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Kephas | | - | Biblical Greek |
Vito | | VEE-to (Italian), BEE-to (Spanish) | Italian, Spanish |
Azarias | | - | Biblical Greek, Biblical Latin |
Swanahilda | | - | Ancient Germanic |
Ashwin | | - | Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada |
Yekaterina | | ye-kah-tye-REE-nah, ee-kah-tee-REE-nah | Russian |