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out there

out there adjective: extreme; radical; far removed from the ordinary; crazy, nutty, loony.

Adjective

out there (comparative more out there, superlative most out there)

  1. (informal) Extreme; radical; far removed from the ordinary; crazy, nutty, loony.
    • I like the ideas Melissa came up with, but Brad's ideas were just out there.
    • The president failing to acknowledge the numerous side-effects linked to covid restrictions just shows how out there he is.

Prepositional phrase

  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.

Forms of out there

comparativemore out there
superlativemost out there
alternative formout-there

Origin of out there

out + there

Words formed from out there

Questions about out there

What does out there mean?
Out there means extreme; radical; far removed from the ordinary; crazy, nutty, loony.
What part of speech is out there?
Out there can be an adjective or a prepositional phrase.

Words near out there in the dictionary

  1. out the ass
  2. out the blue
  3. out the wazoo
  4. out the window
  5. out the ying yang
  6. out there
  7. out to
  8. out to get someone
  9. out to lunch
  10. out trade
  11. out trades

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