Browsing page 38 of words meaning bad qualities (537 words total)

adjective

• crazy.

  That kid is one fry short of a Happy Meal.

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  Last edited on May 03 2011. Submitted by Ryan H. on Dec 01 2006.

adjective

• broken or not functioning properly.

  My car is on the fritz again.

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  Last edited on Apr 09 1998. Submitted by Jeanine Dickinson from Elmira, NY, USA on Apr 09 1998.

adjective

• uncontrollable.

  The party got out of hand.

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  Last edited on Nov 26 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 09 2009.

adjective

• crazy.

                                          
  
                                                 
  
                                          
  
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  Last edited on Nov 19 2012. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 01 2011.

• temporarily experiencing abnormal cognition.

                                                                                                                                                        
  
                                                                                                     
  
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  Last edited on Oct 25 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Oct 25 2011.

adjective

• crazy, irrational. Note: theorized that the term is a vague allusion to the "jack-in-the-box" toys, a box containing a head mounted on a spring that would pop open after a crank had been turned. The head would then bounce around. The unpredictable motion of the toy could be likened to someone who is "out of the box."

  I don't know what her problem is, but she's completely out of the box!

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  Last edited on Apr 24 2013. Submitted by John Smith from Phoenix, AZ, USA on Jun 21 1997.

• corporate-speak for "in a novel way." Typically used to refer to solving a problem or task. Often used with the verb "think." Has become cliche. Also outside (of) the box.

  We've got to think out of the box on this one.

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  Last edited on Jul 09 2007. Submitted by Anonymous on Jul 09 2007.

adjective

• not properly aligned.
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  Last edited on Sep 30 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 09 2009.

• malfunctioning.

  His moral compass is a little out of whack.

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  Last edited on Sep 30 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 09 2009.

adjective

• unusual.

  His ideas are really out there.

  Pay no attention to Wyatt - he's really out there.

                                                          
  
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  Last edited on Oct 08 2012. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Nov 06 2010.

adjective

• excellent, very attractive, etc.

  That painting is out to lunch!

  His body is out to lunch!

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  Last edited on Feb 28 1998. Submitted by Paula A. Scott from Anchorage, AK, USA on Feb 28 1998.

• crazy.

  That girl is out to lunch.

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  Last edited on Jun 20 1999. Submitted by John C. from CA, USA on Jun 20 1999.

• not paying attention; SPACED OUT.

  Our waitress didn't bring us anything we ordered. She is completely out to lunch.

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

• without a strong grasp on reality.
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  Last edited on Jul 24 2007. Submitted by Lizzie K. from New York, NY, USA on Jul 24 2007.

adjective

• inadequate, displeasing, or of poor quality. Possible origin: underwear, called "pants" in Britain.
  • See more words with the same meaning: bad, poor, sucks, common, generally displeasing.

  Last edited on Feb 16 2013. Submitted by Jon Elms from UK on Nov 14 1997.

verb - transitive

• to pull down an individual's bottom-wear, exposing their underwear. A form of public humiliation.

  John's tighty whiteys were on full display after being pantsed.

  • See more words with the same meaning: naked, unclothed, to disrobe.

  Last edited on Dec 16 2010. Submitted by The M. from Bay Minette, AL, USA on Dec 24 2001.

notes

• Another possible etymology for the "displeasing" meaning is the German expression "toten Hosen." Literally "dead pants", the expression means "impotent" or "nothing going on".

  Last edited on Jul 13 2004. Submitted by Theodore S. from Fort Wayne, IN, USA on Jul 13 2004.