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07 / 06 / 2012

FAR OUT: meaning and examples

Good morning,

Today we answer a request from Julio, who has asked us to explain the meaning of the expression FAR OUT.

Today's expression is: FAR OUT

Meaning 1: unconventional, hard-to-believe or eccentric.

Example 1:
At that time, his ideas about education were far out. For example, he thought that children should develop their own curriculum based on their own interests.

Meaning 2
: at a great distance, usually from land to sea.

Example 2
:
The sail boat was quite far out when the storm began.

Meaning 3 (colloquial): cool, awesome, impressive.

Example 3:
Jim
: Whoa, dude! Did you see how high that skateboarder jumped?
Chris: Yeah, man. That was totally far out!

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