odds and sods

Assorted leftover things

Odds and sods is British slang for miscellaneous items or people—a motley collection of things that don't fit elsewhere: I keep odds and sods in that drawer.

The phrase rhymes for effect, pairing two words that both suggest randomness or leftover bits.

Similar to odds and ends.

Related

trinkets · bric-a-brac · gubbins · bits and bobs · variety · mixed bag · all sorts · tchotchkes · hodgepodge · gewgaws · doodads · remnants · leftover bits · flotsam and jetsam · jumble sale · offcuts · ends · mishmash

Opposites
coherence/organization

odds and sodsmatched set

Coordinated items sold together

complete set · curated collection · matching pair · suite · matching set

completeness/wholeness

odds and sodsthe whole lot

entirety · totality · complete set · complete package · full set

importance/centrality

odds and sodsessentials

Indispensable items or elements

fundamentals · priorities · staples · necessities

Family

odds, sods, oddest, oddness, oddity, oddities, oddment, oddments, sodding

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