Meanings
nounodd one out (countable and uncountable, plural odd ones out)
plural odd ones out · alternative odd man out
- countableSomething 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 23Synonyms: odd man out
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSomething or someone in a group that is different or exceptional, that does not fit.
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Translations
French intrus, intrus
- intrusmisfit
- intruspuzzle
Hungarian kakukktojás, kakukktojás
- kakukktojásmisfit
- kakukktojáspuzzle
Italian intruso, eccentrico
- intrusomisfit
- eccentricomisfit
- trova l'intrusopuzzle
Japanese 仲間外れ, 仲間外れ
- 仲間外れ (nakama hazure)misfit
- 仲間外れ (nakama hazure)puzzle
Māori tauhara
- tauharamisfit
Polish niepasujący element, intruz
- niepasujący elementmisfit
- intruzpuzzle
Swedish udda fågel, katt bland hermelinerna
- udda fågelmisfit
- katt bland hermelinernamisfit
- en ska bortpuzzle
- vilken ska bort?puzzle
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APA
odd one out. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/odd%20one%20out
MLA
“odd one out.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/odd%20one%20out. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “odd one out,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/odd%20one%20out.
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