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way out

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.
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way-out

[wey-out]
adjective Informal.
1.
advanced in style or technique: way-out jazz.
2.
exotic or esoteric in character: way-out theories on nutrition.

Origin:
1950–55; adj. use of way out far off; see way2, out
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and way-out
  1. mod.
    extreme; arcane. : Some of your ideas are really way out.
  2. mod.
    heavily alcohol or drug intoxicated. : That guy is way out—can't even walk. , She was so way-out, she was almost unconscious.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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