odds and ends

NOUN

miscellaneous grouping

Synonyms

WEAK

assortment bits bits and pieces debris etcetera hodgepodge jumble knickknacks leavings leftovers litter medley melee miscellaneous paraphernalia miscellany mishmash mixed bag motley mélange notions novelties oddments olio particles patchwork potpourri rags refuse remainder remains remnants rest rubbish rummage scraps sundries sundry items this and that

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She earned about $200 a week from the stand and used the money to help buy groceries and odds and ends for the children.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 3, 2025

About eight years ago she launched a series of Instagram videos in which she whips up meals using leftovers and other odds and ends she finds in her fridge.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

"Small independents like myself are only allowed to order from a list of random mismatched odds and ends that the big shops clearly didn't want," she said.

From BBC • Jul. 11, 2025

But there’s joy in piecing together meals from odds and ends in the pantry.

From Salon • Dec. 5, 2024

“It’s a little...brief,” Jessie said as she sifted through a box of odds and ends she had picked up over the years.

From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser

odds and ends

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