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Definition of out of (one's) element

out of (one's) element

  • confused, or under the influence of marijuana.
    Buddy's so lit he's outta his element!

    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.

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Other terms relating to 'under the influence of marijuana':

Definitions include: adj. extremely high from smoking marijuana, sometimes shortened simply to 'blown'.
Definitions include: really wasted, drunk, high etc.
Definitions include: mean; spiteful; cruel.
Definitions include: very much under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
Definitions include: to be extremely excited about something.
Definitions include: very much under the influence of marijuana; "very high".
Definitions include: extremely fun; exciting; wild.
Definitions include: junk food.
Definitions include: highly intoxicated from marijuana or alcohol.
Definitions include: immobilized from too much marijuana smoking.
Definitions include: high off marijuana.
Definitions include: to be incredibly high from smoking marijuana.
Definitions include: surprising, strange, freaky, weird, or amazing.
Definitions include: marijuana.
Definitions include: Lit up refers to the man lighting up his lights on a squad car, he lit them up.

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Other terms relating to 'of':

Definitions include: a worthless person.
Definitions include: sexual activity.
Definitions include: a good estimate.
Definitions include: a little crazy
Definitions include: of lower than average intelligence.
Definitions include: "not all there".
Definitions include: skittish.
Definitions include: an amount of violence.
Definitions include: having an opinion or belief prior to it becoming common or popular.
Definitions include: an impressive.
Definitions include: an impressive.
Definitions include: many.
Definitions include: an emphatic "yes".
Definitions include: better than all that.
Definitions include: the best.

Other terms relating to 'out':

Definitions include: the feeling when you defecate huge and your anus is stretched.
Definitions include: fatigued after amphetamine use.
Definitions include: very; really; extremely.
Definitions include: to ask a person on a date.
Definitions include: in an irreparably bad situation; "out of luck"; "screwed".
Definitions include: to defecate; "poop".
Definitions include: to get someone out of jail by posting bail.
Definitions include: to tell on someone; "snitch".
Definitions include: a session of getting baked (i.e. high from marijuana.)
Definitions include: to leave.
Definitions include: See also balls to the wall.
Definitions include: to hit or cause bodily injury.
Definitions include: to study to excess or to be over-competitive in school-work.
Definitions include: to beat severely.
Definitions include: to beat severely.

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