odd ducks
Quirky, unconventional types
Odd ducks are people who seem peculiar or eccentric—those who don't quite fit conventional molds.
The phrase is affectionate rather than harsh, suggesting quirky individuality more than serious deviance: The engineering department attracts odd ducks.
Someone might describe themselves this way with a touch of pride: We've always been odd ducks in this family.
- square peg in a round holePerson poorly suited somewhere
- misfitOne who doesn't fit in
- fish out of waterOne in alien circumstances
- outliersExtreme data points
- eccentricsUnconventional people
rare bird · strange bird · quirky · oddball · individualist · idiosyncratic · marches to a different drummer · nonconformist · unorthodox · left of center · anomalies · free spirit · one of a kind · character · iconoclast · black sheep · platypus · maverick
odd ducksconformists
Those obeying social norms
regular folks · traditionalists · followers · squares · company men
odd duckswallflowers
Timid party attendees
nobodies · the masses · the herd · plain Janes · everyman
odd ducksaverage Joes
Ordinary, unremarkable people
ordinary people · everyman · common folk · Joe Sixpack · John Q. Public
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