Stuck on the Odd duck crossword clue from NYT Crossword published on August 8 2018? We’re here to help you solve it.
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The Verified Answer for Odd duck is:
- WEIRDO
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- MISFIT
Useful hints for “Odd duck” Crossword Clue
Hint 1: Clue Explanation
▼This is an interesting idiom, “Odd duck.” It seems that nobody really knows its origin (it might have to do with the notion that many a badling of ducklings has one darker, bigger or otherwise different member, perhaps because of the mallard’s genetic variability). It’s usually used with affection, and I tend to think of an odd duck as eccentric in a brilliant way, so WEIRDO was a little jarring. Personally, WEIRDO is a word I’d associate with bullying, but maybe that association is out of date. There’s certainly nothing wrong with being weird.