odds and sods
A British informal expression used to describe a collection of various small items or ordinary people.
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Definition
B2General
(informal, british)Various small items or tasks that are often of little value or importance.
Example
- I need to clean out the drawer; it's full of odds and sods.
- The garage sale had all sorts of odds and sods.
B2Social
(informal, british)Ordinary people who lack distinction.
Example
- The event was attended by the usual odds and sods from the neighborhood.
Similar
Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "odds and sods":
odds and bodsodd lotodd bodvarious and sundryodd and curiousbit of stuffodd job