Noun: odds and sods
Usage: Brit, informal
Usage: Brit, informal
- A motley assortment of things
"The drawer was filled with odds and sods collected over the years";
- odds and ends, oddments, melange, farrago, ragbag, mishmash, mingle-mangle, hodgepodge [N. Amer, informal], hotchpotch, gallimaufry, omnium-gatherum, bits and bobs [Brit, informal], bits and pieces, mélange
- Miscellaneous people
"The party was attended by odds and sods from the neighbourhood"
Type of: assortment, miscellanea, miscellany, mixed bag [informal], mixture, motley, potpourri, salmagundi, smorgasbord, smörgåsbord, variety
Encyclopedia: Odds and sods