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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

odd man out

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.40 in modern English

Syllables
odd- -man out
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Alternative form of odd one out.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

odd men out (plural)

Phrases

Tommy Dodd

Frequently Paired Words

Tommy Dodd

Synonyms

kook odd fellow odd fish queer bird queer duck

Antonyms

odd man wins

Questions

What does odd man out mean?
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.

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