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adjective

• excluded.
  • See more words with the same meaning: to abandon, leave a person.

  Last edited on Feb 15 2013. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 09 2009.

• deeply asleep.

  Last edited on Aug 11 2009. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 11 2009.

adjective

• in communication, using a medium other than the current one. For example: discussing some finer point via email, rather than clogging a discussion forum.

  Let's talk about that out-of-band.

  • See more words with the same meaning: computer slang.

  Last edited on Nov 15 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Nov 15 2011.

origin

• The term comes from communications and telecommunication.

  Last edited on Nov 15 2011. Submitted by WalterGR (via TheJargonFile) on Aug 14 2009.

adjective

• inappropriate or unacceptable.
  • See more words with the same meaning: a mistake, bad idea, wrong, inappropriate.

  Last edited on Nov 21 2002. Submitted by Maurice J. from Fall River, MA, USA on Nov 21 2002.

• out-of-control or out-of-hand. To describe something in excess.

  You're outta control!

  Last edited on Nov 15 2002. Submitted by Neenet from Burbank, CA, USA on Nov 15 2002.

adjective

• something that is hard to believe or an extreme situation.

  Muffy's pregnant and she doesn't know who the father is? That is so out of control!

  Last edited on Aug 18 2003. Submitted by Naima W. from Boston, MA, USA on Aug 18 2003.

adjective

• leaving.

                                            
  
                                                                              
  
  Citation from "I Am the Walrus", American Dad! (TV), Season 6 Episode 13 (2011) blacked out to resolve Google's penalty against this site.

  Last edited on Nov 28 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Nov 28 2011.

adjective

• under the influence of drugs.

  What's up with Jim? He seems really out of it.

  • See more words with the same meaning: under the influence of drugs.

  Last edited on Jan 13 1998. Submitted by Emily M. from UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA on Jan 13 1998.

• in a daze, not involved in the situation, off in one's own world.

  The reason I was out of it was that I hadn't eaten in a couple days.

  • See more words with the same meaning: absent minded, forgetful, confused.

  Last edited on Apr 21 2013. Submitted by Emily M. from UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA on Jan 13 1998.

• sick and not functioning well mentally, physically, etc.
  • See more words with the same meaning: sick, ill.

  Last edited on Jan 14 2005. Submitted by Diane J. on Jan 14 2005.

• tired.
  • See more words with the same meaning: tired.

  Last edited on Jan 14 2005. Submitted by Diane J. on Jan 14 2005.

adverb

• unexpectedly.

  Last edited on Aug 31 2009. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 31 2009.

• confused, or under the influence of marijuana.

  Buddy's so lit he's outta his element!

  • See more words with the same meaning: under the influence of marijuana.

  Last edited on Feb 04 2003. Submitted by BigD from Vancouver Island, Canada on Feb 04 2003.

• to be in an unfamiliar situation or out of (one's) comfort zone.

  Last edited on Nov 01 2009. Submitted by Anonymous from Hood River, OR, USA on Nov 01 2009.