"odd and curious" meaning in All languages combined

See odd and curious on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Audio: En-au-odd and curious.ogg
Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} odd and curious (not comparable)
  1. (idiomatic, British) On the Isle of Man, the common or general man. Tags: British, idiomatic, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-odd_and_curious-en-adj-ilisoRd4 Categories (other): British English, English coordinated pairs Disambiguation of English coordinated pairs: 46 54
  2. (idiomatic, US) A way to designate special coins, namely coins that are both odd and imperfect or seriously damaged. Tags: US, idiomatic, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-odd_and_curious-en-adj-biFNDFKp Categories (other): American English, English coordinated pairs, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English coordinated pairs: 46 54 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 78 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 25 75 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 79
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