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strange

UK/stɹeɪnd͡ʒ/ US/stɹeɪnd͡ʒ/ very common slang

adjective

1.

being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird

  • “a strange exaltation that was indefinable”
  • “a strange fantastical mind”
  • “what a strange sense of humor she has”
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2.

not known before

  • “used many strange words”
  • “saw many strange faces in the crowd”
  • “don”
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3.

not at ease or comfortable

  • “felt strange among so many important people”
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Origin

From Middle English straunge, strange, stronge, from Old French estrange, from Latin extrāneus (“that which is on the outside”).

Phrases

  • fact is stranger than fiction
  • get some strange
  • like a cat in a strange garret
  • make strange
  • sstrange squark
  • strange as it may seem
  • strange bedfellow
  • strange bird
  • strange fruit
  • tame strange

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