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Definition of think outside the box

think outside the box

verb

  • to think of an unconventional solution or idea.
                                                                                                                            

                                                                          

    Citation from "Weekends At Mort's", Bob's Burgers (TV), Season 1 Episode 11 (2011) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.
                                                                                                                                                               

                                                         

                                                                                                       

    Citation from "Baby Monitor", Raising Hope (TV), Season 1 Episode 21 (2011) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

    Last edited on Oct 24 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Jul 13 2011.

  • to generally think unconventionally.
                                                                                                                                                  

    Citation from "Pride", Wilfred (US TV), Season 1 Episode 7 (2011) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       

    Citation from "Chapter 12", Eastbound & Down (TV), Season 2 Episode 6 (2010) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

    Last edited on Dec 20 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Oct 24 2011.

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Other terms relating to 'box':

Definitions include: from "box" meaning computer.
Definitions include: to have sex with a woman.
Definitions include: a portable box stereo system, typically furnished with radio, cassette player, and CD player.
Definitions include: an attractive female.
Definitions include: cunnilingus.
Definitions include: an unintelligent person.
Definitions include: a television.
Definitions include: vagina
Definitions include: a tanning bed.
Definitions include: a common woman who thinks she's somehow special, who is not worth a relationship.
Definitions include: a person who talks a lot.
Definitions include: vagina.
Definitions include: extremely unintelligent.
Definitions include: an unintelligent female.
Definitions include: buttocks.

Other terms relating to 'outside':

Definitions include: not in prison.
Definitions include: outside of convention or established tradition.
Definitions include: Outside the wire
Definitions include: to fight. Also take this outside.

Other terms relating to 'the':

Definitions include: the real information or the proof, instruction, the know how, where, when, and why about something or someone.
Definitions include: walking, generally as opposed to driving.
Definitions include: interrogation.
Definitions include: extremely intoxicated
Definitions include: information.
Definitions include: something you have now is worth more than two things you have just a chance of getting.
Definitions include: a good estimate.
Definitions include: a secret advantage.
Definitions include: inclusive.
Definitions include: to make a bad situation worse.
Definitions include: with the amount of time left to finish a task rapidly disappearing.
Definitions include: having an opinion or belief prior to it becoming common or popular.
Definitions include: of a male, to urinate.
Definitions include: Someone being butthurt over having something, they do to others regularly, done to the them
Definitions include: secret sexual activity with a person other than one's partner.

Other terms relating to 'think':

Definitions include: the ability to think outside the box.
Definitions include: backronym expansion of "cunt".
Definitions include: acronym for "I don't think so".
Definitions include: acronym for "I think I'm going [to] be sick" or "I think I'm gonna be sick".
Definitions include: acronym for "I think you mean."
Definitions include: acronym for "if you know what I mean and I think you do".
Definitions include: a session of thought.
Definitions include: brain.
Definitions include: thinking with one's penis.
Definitions include: derivative of typo, and means "an error of logic".
Definitions include: to be arrogant; "full of (one's self)".
Definitions include: to think exceedingly highly of a person.
Definitions include: to invent.
Definitions include: "what do you think".

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