Definitions for odd man out
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
odd′ man` out′(n.)
a way of selecting or eliminating a person from a group, esp. in a game, as by tossing coins.
Category: Games
the person so selected or eliminated.
Category: Games
Ref: outsider (def. 1). 1
Origin of odd man out:
1885–90
Princeton's WordNet
kook, odd fellow, odd fish, queer bird, queer duck, odd man out(noun)
someone regarded as eccentric or crazy and standing out from a group
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