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单词 odd ducks
释义

odd duck

noun

plural odd ducks
: a strange person
"Oh, sure, I remember him from when I was a kid," [Lynn] Hewlett says. "… He was always aloof. Wouldn't speak to anyone. He was an odd duck. …" Mel White

Word History

First Known Use

1875, in the meaning defined above

odd ducks

phrase

plural of odd duck
as in eccentrics
a person of odd or whimsical habits That old man's an odd duck who keeps his extravagant holiday lighting display up all year long.

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • oddballs
  • mavericks
  • quixotes
  • nutcases
  • bohemians
  • flakes
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  • fruitcakes
  • zanies
  • crackpots
  • screwballs
  • nutters
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  • codgers
  • fantasts
  • pieces of work
  • cracks
  • nonconformists
  • fantasticoes
  • coots
  • curios
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Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • sheep
  • followers
  • conformers
  • conformists
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