Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
far out — also far out, 1887, remote, distant; from FAR (Cf. far) + OUT (Cf. out). Slang sense of excellent, wonderful, is from 1954, originally in jazz talk … Etymology dictionary
far-out — /ˈfar aʊt/ (say fahr owt) adjective 1. Colloquial fantastic; wonderful. 2. Colloquial extremely unconventional. 3. remote from a major centre of population: even far out squatters heard the news. Also, (in predicative use), far out …
far-out|er — «FAHR OW tuhr», noun. Informal. a person who is far out; very unconventional person: »Only the most hardy far outers wear them [overcoats] as short or shorter than their skirts (Sunday Times) … Useful english dictionary
far-out — adj. strikingly unconventional. [informal] Syn: kinky, offbeat, quirky, way out. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
far-out — adj very strange or unusual = ↑weird ▪ Tim s designs were just far out … Dictionary of contemporary English
far-out — far out; far out·ness; … English syllables
far-out — far′ out′ adj. Slang. 1) sts unconventional; offbeat; avant garde 2) sts radical; extreme • Etymology: 1950–55 far′ out′ness, n … From formal English to slang
far-out — ☆ far out [fär′out′] adj. Informal very advanced, experimental, or nonconformist; esp., avant garde … English World dictionary
far-out — [adj] very unconventional boss*, cool*, deep*, excellent, fabulous, fantastic, groovy*, hip*, neat, nifty, rad*, sensational, strange, super, swell, trendy, unorthodox, way out, weird, wild, wonderful; concept 572 … New thesaurus
far-out — adjective 1. ) INFORMAL very strange 2. ) INFORMAL OLD FASHIONED very good … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
far out — ► ADJECTIVE 1) unconventional or avant garde. 2) informal, dated excellent … English terms dictionary
