odd and curious
On the Isle of Man, the common or general man.
For the odd and curious of us, to fly like a bird is a not an easy thing.
odd
UK /ɒd/ US /ɑd/
adj 5noun 4name 2
Collocations
4(adj.)
VERBS
be, feel, look, seem, smell, sound, taste
consider sth, find sth, think sth
Most people consider it odd that he prefers coffee to tea.
ADV
decidedly, distinctly, extremely, really, very
His behavior at the party was really odd, so we decided to leave early.
a bit, a little, pretty, quite, rather, slightly, somewhat
Definitions
adj
1
Differing from what is usual, ordinary or expected.
She slept in, which was very odd.
We made an odd party before the arrival of the Ten, particularly when the Celebrity dropped in for lunch or dinner. He could not be induced to remain permanently at Mohair because Miss Trevor was at Asquith, but he appropriated a Hempstead cart from the Mohair stables and made the trip sometimes twice in a day.
2
Differing from what is usual, ordinary or expected.
[One of them would] say, 'Hi, Mother.' This might be Chrissie with the purple hair and black lipstick, or Adam, who usually wore odd leather stuff. Sometimes 'Hi' was all I heard; other times they'd stay and talk for a minute.
3
Without a corresponding mate in a pair or set; unmatched; (of a pair or set) mismatched.
Optimistically, he had a corner of a drawer for odd socks.
My cat Fluffy has odd eyes: one blue and one brown.
4
Left over, remaining after the rest have been paired or grouped.
I'm the odd one out.
5
Left over or remaining (as a small amount) after counting, payment, etc.
"Here, I have some odd change that should make things easier." As Tish turned and reached for the cigarettes, Eric took some loose coins from his pocket and placed the change from the twenty into his other pocket.
Third was my college loan of five thousand dollars and some odd change.
noun
1
Something left over, not forming part of a set.
I’ve got three complete sets of these trading cards for sale, plus a few dozen odds.
2
An odd number.
So let’s see. There are two evens here and three odds.
name
1
A male given name.
2
Minced form of God.
Odd's pittikins, Odd's blood, Odd's hounds, Odd's dickens, Od's fish, Od's heft
Thesaurus
Idioms & Phrases
odd duck
An unusual person, especially one with an idiosyncratic personality or peculiar behavioral characteristics.
This lad Kelley is an odd duck in many ways. . . . Unlike most college youngsters, he has no hobbies.
odd fish
An unusual thing or eccentric person.
We are constantly told how normal and honorable Thoreau was, yet it seems that we would get much further in understanding him if we began, by conceding that he was an odd fish, ful
the odds are good, but the goods are odd
There are plenty of potential romantic or sexual partners available, but many of them are strange or eccentric people.
Example Bank
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She slept in, which was very odd.
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We made an odd party before the arrival of the Ten, particularly when the Celebrity dropped in for lunch or dinner. He could not be induced to remain permanently at Mohair because Miss Trevor was at A
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Jena Janovy is a strange bird—a college basketball player who is a) female and b) short (5 feet 3 inches) and, perhaps oddest of all, lets neither of those things dampen her rabid enthusiasm for the g
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I’ve got three complete sets of these trading cards for sale, plus a few dozen odds.
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So let’s see. There are two evens here and three odds.
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Odd's pittikins, Odd's blood, Odd's hounds, Odd's dickens, Od's fish, Od's heft
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