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Strange enough to notice, but not enough to call the authorities.

means Odd or unusual in a way that's distinctive and slightly hard to explain.

from From Latin peculiaris, meaning one's own private propertyrooted in pecu, cattle, the ancient measure of personal wealth; what was uniquely yours slowly became what was uniquely weird.

Cattle moneySame root as pecuniary, from livestock as currency.
Once meant ownedA peculiar was literally private personal property.
Church holdoutA royal peculiar is a church outside bishop control.
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