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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way-out
 
adj
1.  extremely unconventional or experimental; avant-garde
2.  excellent or amazing

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way out definition


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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Example sentences
Tell the student that he is way out of line asking you to lie.
Transported way out to the desert, where water is scarce.
On the way out of camp there was a pause for the traditional blessing.
But some way has to be found to allow the countries in crisis to grow their way
  out of their difficulties.
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