Phrase guide

strange bird

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

An unusual person, especially one with an idiosyncratic personality or peculiar behavioral characteristics.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic, informal

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Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 怪人 (guàirén) — an unusual person
  • Dutch: vreemde vogel — an unusual person
  • Finnish: outolintu — an unusual person
  • French: drôle d’oiseau — an unusual person
  • French: drôle de type — an unusual person
  • German: komischer Vogel — an unusual person
  • Hungarian: csodapók — an unusual person
  • Hungarian: csodabogár — an unusual person
  • Polish: dziwoląg — an unusual person
  • Serbo-Croatian: чудна биљка — an unusual person
  • Serbo-Croatian: čudna biljka — an unusual person
  • Spanish: bicho raro — an unusual person
  • Swedish: udda fågel — an unusual person
  • Swedish: främmande fågel — an unusual person