way out

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noun
  1. the means by which a predicament, dilemma, etc., may be solved.

  2. Chiefly British. an exit or exit door, as in a theater.

Other definitions for way-out (2 of 2)

way-out
[ wey-out ]

adjectiveInformal.
  1. advanced in style or technique: way-out jazz.

  2. exotic or esoteric in character: way-out theories on nutrition.

Origin of way-out

2
1950–55; adj. use of way out far off; see way2, out

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British Dictionary definitions for way-out

way-out

adjectiveinformal
  1. extremely unconventional or experimental; avant-garde

  2. excellent or amazing

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