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over and out

over and out interjection: a fictitious proword used to end a conversation over push-to-talk radio.

Interjection

  1. (idiomatic, procedure word) A fictitious proword used to end a conversation over push-to-talk radio.

Forms of over and out

alternative formover n out
alternative formover n' out
alternative formover 'n out
alternative formover 'n' out
alternative formover-n-out
alternative formo'er 'n' out

Questions about over and out

What does over and out mean?
Over and out means a fictitious proword used to end a conversation over push-to-talk radio.
What part of speech is over and out?
Over and out is an interjection.

Words near over and out in the dictionary

  1. over again
  2. over against
  3. over and above
  4. over and done
  5. over and done with
  6. over and out
  7. over and over
  8. over and over again
  9. over and under
  10. over and unders
  11. over bridge

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