odd man out

English

Noun

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

1. Alternative form of odd one out
2. (obsolete) A street or public-house game with three or more players. Each tosses a coin, and if only one player gets heads or tails, that player loses.

   Synonym: odd man wins

See also

• Tommy Dodd

References

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