1
: something that fits badly
2
: a person who is poorly adapted to a situation or environment
social misfits
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As previously announced, Burr plays a gruff American record-store owner who convinces a ragtag gang of teenage misfits that their best, and possibly only, chance to lose their virginity before graduating high school is at a massive open-air mass for the visiting Pope.
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Matt Grobar, Deadline, 20 Apr. 2026
Amid social turmoil, three intertwining tales of disillusioned misfits collide under the machinations of an all-seeing institution.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 16 Apr. 2026
But instead of tossing those misfit shades, many hardware and big-box retailers sell them at major discounts—as one Redditor recently found out.
—Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 15 Apr. 2026
The series, which follows a group of high school misfits who form a glee club under the direction of an earnest teacher, made the musical cool again, selling countless iTunes singles and albums.
—James Mercadante, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Apr. 2026
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Matt Grobar, Deadline, 20 Apr. 2026
Amid social turmoil, three intertwining tales of disillusioned misfits collide under the machinations of an all-seeing institution.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 16 Apr. 2026
But instead of tossing those misfit shades, many hardware and big-box retailers sell them at major discounts—as one Redditor recently found out.
—Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 15 Apr. 2026
The series, which follows a group of high school misfits who form a glee club under the direction of an earnest teacher, made the musical cool again, selling countless iTunes singles and albums.
—James Mercadante, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Apr. 2026
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“Misfit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/misfit. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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misfit
noun
mis·fit
ˈmis-ˌfit 
(ˈ)mis-ˈfit
(ˈ)mis-ˈfit
1
: something that fits badly
2
: a person poorly adjusted to his or her environment
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