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| odd |
a thing that is odd. [1/7 definitions] |
| oddity |
the state or characteristic of being odd; strangeness. [1/2 definitions] |
| office boy |
a boy or young man employed to run errands and do other odd jobs for an office. |
| off-year election |
in the U.S., an election that occurs during an odd-numbered year, typically at the municipal level and not featuring any candidates for a national office. [1/2 definitions] |
| old maid |
a card game in which all the cards except one can be matched in pairs, the loser being the player left holding the odd card. [1/3 definitions] |
| outlandish |
strikingly unusual, odd, or bizarre. |
| peculiar |
odd, strange, or unusual. [1/3 definitions] |
| peculiarity |
the state or fact of being odd or strange. [2/3 definitions] |
| queer |
strange, unusual, or unexpected; eccentric; odd. [1/4 definitions] |
| quiddity |
an odd characteristic of something or someone; eccentricity. [1/2 definitions] |
| quirk |
an odd personal trait; idiosyncrasy. [1/3 definitions] |
| quizzical |
strange; unusual; eccentric; odd. [1/3 definitions] |
| screwy |
odd, eccentric, or unbalanced. [1/2 definitions] |
| strange |
unusual; curious; odd. [1/3 definitions] |
| tramp |
one who travels on foot with no fixed destination, esp. one who lives by begging or doing odd jobs; vagabond. [1/11 definitions] |
| trick |
an odd or unusual behavioral habit; mannerism. [2/13 definitions] |
| trip |
(slang) a particularly exciting, odd, or fascinating experience or person. [1/18 definitions] |
| twist |
a peculiarity or odd mannerism. [1/19 definitions] |
| uneven |
of a number, odd. [1/5 definitions] |
| wacky |
(slang) odd, eccentric, or crazy. |
| weird |
strange, odd, or unconventional; puzzlingly unusual. [1/2 definitions] |
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