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outa

outa noun: an old black man. Also the alternative spelling of outta.

Noun

outa (plural outas)

  1. (South Africa) An old black man.
    • As I stood to one side to let him go out, she asked: “Daddy, is he an uncle or an outa?”1978, André Brink, Rumours of Rain, Vintage, published 2000, page 133
    • Secondly, there is an old black man, the Outa, who stumbles in from the dark to die beside their fire.2001, South African Theatre Journal, volume 15, page 48

Also used as

outa is also the alternative spelling of outta.

Examples of outa in a sentence

  • They're packing their bags to get outa this freakin' neighborhood.” She pointed at her brother.
  • I’m tired of scufflin’ and my feet are too long outa work.”
  • “Tea Cake, Ah ’clare Ah don’t know whut tuh make outa you.

All 11 example sentences with outa

Forms of outa

pluraloutas

Origin of outa

Borrowed from Afrikaans outa.

Variant forms.

Questions about outa

What does outa mean?
Outa means an old black man.
What part of speech is outa?
Outa is a noun.
What is the plural of outa?
The plural of outa is outas.

Words near outa in the dictionary

  1. out-turns
  2. out-went
  3. out-winter
  4. out-worlder
  5. out-worlders
  6. outa
  7. outaccelerate
  8. outaccelerated
  9. outaccelerates
  10. outaccelerating
  11. outachieve

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