Odds

n.

Heard in Sligo and Waterford

Small denomination coins or loose change kept in one's pocket.

In use

Have yis any odds for the bus, la?

Posh English

Pardon me, do any of you gentlemen possess any loose coins for the omnibus?

Same phrase, other counties

  • BrusA collection of small, loose coins jangling in one's pocket.
  • SchrapnelLoose coins; money in small change.
  • Pocket blliardsTo fondle one's own genitalia through one's trouser pocket.
  • LooseDescribing someone who is sexually promiscuous or of loose morals.
  • Screw looseNot fully sane or not thinking straight; possessing a loose screw.
  • ShrapnelLoose change, especially when produced in large or cumbersome quantities.