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British Slang: Odds and Sods

Odds and Sods: Leftovers (from food), (unnecessary) trinkets, junk, old things. A synonym for odds and ends and bits and pieces. Examples: Now that I've got the odds and sods sorted, I can relax. At t

Odds and Sods:

Leftovers (from food), (unnecessary) trinkets, junk, old things. A synonym for odds and ends and bits and pieces.

Examples:

Now that I've got the odds and sods sorted, I can relax.

At the monthly local council meeting, the usual assortment of odds and sods was in attendance.

Meaning from the English-Bulgarian Dictionary:

Odds [ɔdz]:

Inequality, difference.

Chance (of success), advantage.

sports Advantage, handicap.

Quarrel, disagreement.

(betting) Odds.

Sod [sɔd]:

Turf.

vulg. Sodomite.

Scoundrel.

joc. Person.

End [end]

End, finish, completion, exhaustion.

End, remainder, stub, butt.

End, death, demise.

Goal.

Result.

fig. sl. Peak, top.

Final, last.

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