odds and ends

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Etymology

From a dialectal corruption of ords and [[ends]] ("points and endings" or "beginnings and ends").

Noun

odds and ends (plural p)

1. (idiomatic) Miscellaneous things.

   The garage was filled with a random assortment of odds and ends.

Synonyms

• odds and sods
• See also Thesaurus:hodgepodge

Translations

• French: bric-à-brac
• German: Krimskrams
• Italian: cianfrusaglie
• Portuguese: miudezas
• Russian: вся́кая вся́чина
• Spanish: retazos, trastos

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