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

Examples of odd duck in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Sam is a curious character to build a play around, and not the only odd duck in New York’s drama pond these days. —Peter Marks, Washington Post, 3 Nov. 2023

To that end, she’s already ditched former best friend Tamira (Mohana Krishnan), an embarrassingly odd duck, in order to fit in better with the popular crowd. —Dennis Harvey, Variety, 18 Sep. 2023

Aduba wisely plays Edie as Richard’s rightful nemesis, another odd duck of a very different feather. —Time, 10 Aug. 2023

Apple MacBook Pro 256-GB (13-Inch, M2, 2022) for $1,099 ($200 off) Best Buy The 13-inch Macbook Pro is an odd duck for an Apple laptop. —Brenda Stolyar, WIRED, 12 July 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1875, in the meaning defined above