odd man out

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odd man out

noun odd men out

  1. countable, uncountable 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.

    Opposite: odd man wins

  2. alternative, countable, uncountable Alternative form of odd one out

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@misc{odd_man_out_2026,
  title = {odd man out},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/odd%20man%20out},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}