From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishway outˌway ˈout noun (plural ways out) [countable] 1 DHTBB British English a door or passage through which you leave a building SYN exit2 SOLVE/DEAL WITH A PROBLEMa way to escape a difficult or bad situation He was in a dilemma, and could see no way out.3 → on the/your way out → take the easy way out at easy1(6), → way out at way1(3)way-outˌway-ˈout adjective informal MODERNSTRANGEvery modern, unusual, and strange
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way-out• I like some jazz, but not the way-out stuff.