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way out

1

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

2

[ wey-out ]

adjective

Informal.
  1. advanced in style or technique:

    way-out jazz.

  2. exotic or esoteric in character:

    way-out theories on nutrition.

way-out

adjective

  1. extremely unconventional or experimental; avant-garde
  2. excellent or amazing
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of way out1

1950–55; adj. use of way out far off; way 2, out
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After some brief mingling, world leaders started making their way out of the basilica.

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They have to die and die again, searching for a way out of this temporal maze.

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"We are just trying to find a way out of this terrible crisis which was created by the previous American administration. They ruined many things."

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Maybe he’d hit rock bottom somehow and work his way out?

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Mr Kaba was shot dead after he tried to ram his way out of a police vehicle stop in south London in September 2022.

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