In the minority

If you're 'in the minority,' your opinion or behavior is not shared by most others

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To “be in the minority” on an issue or a topic is to be different from most people. For example, someone under 30 who doesn’t have a personal Instagram account is “in the minority” since most other people that age have Instagram.

“In the minority” is specific to a situation, opinion, or trait. For example, someone who works at Starbucks but doesn’t like coffee is “in the minority” on that one issue, even if they share many other characteristics with coworkers and customers.

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