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odds
noun- a vague number, as a part of a greater number UK
A variation on ODD. - In eighteen hundred and odds they brought a new bill out in Parli[a]ment — Frank Norman, Bang To Rights, p. 120, 1958
- (of money) small change UK
A shortening of “odd coins”. - Got any odds, lar? she asks in a Dingle accent so it comes out like: Gahrmy oddzzzm lahhhr? — Niall Griffiths, Kelly + Victor, p. 66, 2002
▶ make no odds
to make no difference, not better or worse UK, 1826
Originally (from 1776) conventional, now colloquial.- It makes no odds to me whether I’m bowling at Christchurch, Taunton or Lord’s. — The Observer, 7 April 2002
▶ over the odds
more than is expected; more than is tolerable UK, 1922- [T]hey were on a fantastic bonus and over the odds take-home pay. — The Sweeney, p. 48, 1976
▶ what’s the odds?
what’s the difference? UK, 1840- The whole world’s into bondage. Altzheimers or Armani, spermicidal lubricant or Ralph Lauren, everything on the same level. So he goes further. What’s the odds? — The Guardian, 25 April 1991
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