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Definition of out of left field
out of left field
adverb
- unexpectedly.
Last edited on Aug 31 2009. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 31 2009.
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Other terms relating to 'field': | |
| Definitions include: an orchard. | |
| Definitions include: to search the ground for already-smoked yet salvageable cigarette butts. Note: usually performed by homeless. | |
| Definitions include: to stop trying. | |
| Definitions include: "pubic hair around a vulva". | |
| Definitions include: to have a great time. | |
| Definitions include: a fair competition. | |
| Definitions include: to date or have sex with multiple people. | |
| Definitions include: from Wikipedia: "the idea that Steve Jobs is able to convince himself and others to believe almost anything with a mix of charm, charisma, bluster, exaggeration, marketing and persistence." | |
Other terms relating to 'left': | |
| Definitions include: to be killed. | |
| Definitions include: the west coast of the United States. | |
| Definitions include: a marijuana cigarette; "joint". | |
| Definitions include: to be left behind. | |
| Definitions include: In the same tradition as calling shotgun, these two terms refer to the back seats on the left and right side of the vehicle. | |
| Definitions include: in the United States, a member of the Democratic party. | |
| Definitions include: a "left turn" performed by turning right at an intersection then making a U-turn; or by going past the intersection then making a U-turn then making a right turn. | |
| Definitions include: statement of disbelief. | |
| Definitions include: really stank. | |
| Definitions include: to reject. | |
| Definitions include: when a person confuses their right and left, used to mockingly inform them. | |
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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