way-out
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way-out
(wā′out′)adj. Slang
Very unconventional, unusual, or strange.
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way-out
adj
1. extremely unconventional or experimental; avant-garde
2. excellent or amazing
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way′-out′
adj. Informal.
exotic or esoteric in character.
[1950–55]
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| Adj. | 1. | way-out - informal terms; strikingly unconventional unconventional - not conventional or conformist; "unconventional life styles" |
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way-out
adjective outlandish, eccentric, unconventional, unorthodox, advanced, wild, out there (slang), crazy, bizarre, weird, progressive, experimental, avant-garde, far-out (slang), off-the-wall (slang), oddball (informal), offbeat, freaky (slang), outré, wacko or whacko (informal) Some of his suggestions are pretty way-out.
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way-out
[ˌweɪˈaʊt] adj (fam) → eccentrico/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995