Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

odd duck

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.00 in modern English

Syllables: odd- -duck
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An unusual person, especially one with an idiosyncratic personality or peculiar behavioral characteristics.

Example Sentences

"This lad Kelley is an odd duck in many ways. . . . Unlike most college youngsters, he has no hobbies."
"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."
"Is [Peter] O'Toole—skinny, tottering, eccentric in everything from costume to line-readings—wonderful in this role? Indeed he is. Always more of an odd duck than a leading man, age (he's 74) has given him license to play his essential weirdness."

Inflected Forms

odd ducks (plural)

Synonyms

odd fish strange bird weirdo

Questions

What does odd duck mean?: An unusual person, especially one with an idiosyncratic personality or peculiar behavioral characteristics.

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