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out there en · ADJ

Etymology

out + there

Meanings

  1. (informal) Extreme; radical; far removed from the ordinary; crazy, nutty, loony.
    • They're a world apart, these mining towns in Western Australia, and Newman's as "out there" as any. 2008, Monte Dwyer, Red In The Centre: The Australian Bush Through Urban Eyes, Monyer Pty Ltd, page 120:
    • The president failing to acknowledge the numerous side-effects linked to covid restrictions just shows how out there he is.
    • I like the ideas Melissa came up with, but Brad's ideas were just out there.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
out-there alternative lexicographic
most out there Degree=Sup lexicographic
more out there Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Deriveds

out-thereness

Translations (2)

fi hullu (extreme, crazy, nutty, loony) · nl buitenissig (extreme, crazy, nutty, loony)

out there en · ADP

Etymology

out + there

Meanings

  1. (informal) In the public eye.
    • If you want to improve your public speaking, you should put yourself out there more.
  2. (informal) In the world at large.
    • There are a lot of crazy people out there.
  3. (informal) In a position that makes one vulnerable to rejection or scrutiny from another person, especially in a romantic context.
    • If you want to find love, you'll have to put yourself out there.

Translations (1)

fi haastaa itseään (outside of one's comfort zone)