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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.

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 way 2 , out
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way-out   (wā'out')
adj.   Slang
Very unconventional, unusual, or strange.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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way out

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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