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Something which is incongruous does not match the things around it. If you man walking in the City of London with a pinstriped suit, bowler hat, rolled-up umbrella, a copy of the Times under his arm, and a pair of swim fins on his feet--the swin fins are incongruous.

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Something out of the ordinary.

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