odd man out

English

Noun

odd man out (countable and uncountable, plural odd men out)

  1. 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.
    Antonym: odd man wins
  2. Alternative form of odd one out.

See also

References

  • (game): 1873, John Camden Hotten, The Slang Dictionary
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