/ˈaʊtə/, U.S. /ˈaʊdər/, 1900s– outta, 1900s– out-ta. outtaprep.
/ˈaʊtə/, U.S. /ˈaʊdə//ˈaʊtə/, U.S. /ˈaʊdər/, 1900s– outta, 1900s– out-ta. colloquial (originally and chiefly U.S.).
= out of prep.
ΘΚΠ
the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > outside of [preposition]
withoutc893
utouth1478
withoutside1686
outside1711
outta1856
to get outside of ——1869
the world > space > distance > distance or farness > distant from [preposition] > not within the range of
outta1856
the world > space > direction > specific directions > [preposition] > in outward direction from
out ofeOE
outen1854
outta1856
the world > relative properties > wholeness > incompleteness > part of whole > a member or part of [preposition] > one of an aggregate
out of1492
outta1906
1856 Town Talk (San Francisco) 20 July 1/1 Gee-whitaker! what a kurchy she made, and bowed so low that I nearly fell outer my dickey onto the floor.
1893 S. Crane Maggie ii. 19 ‘Git outa deh way,’ she persistently bawled.
1906 H. Green At Actors' Boarding House 42 Outa twelve hundred a week yuh kin pay it back an' have ten-fifty left.
1912 G. Hauptmann Beaver Coat iii, in Dramatic Wks. I. 464 First they was as nice as can be to her; now they're eatin' her outta house and home!
1926 Opportunity Mar. 83/2 The devil often assumes an importance entirely unbecoming to one who has been summarily ‘kicked outer heaven’.
1937 C. Himes Black on Black (1973) 142 You keep outta dis, yellow niggah.
1942 M. Walker For my People 47 She would cuss and scream, call him black Triflin' man git outa my sight.
1954 M. Procter Hell is City ii. iv. 53 If I could get outer 'ere I could be 'ome in less nor an hour.
1977 Ripped & Torn vi. 2/2 Is this a last ditch attempt by me to make some money outta this thing?
1982 Washington Post (Nexis) 22 Mar. ‘If you find a difference,’ chimed in his coach, John Thompson, ‘you'll be outta here.’
1990 M. Collins Rain Darling 149 Take that look outa you eye. Why you stand up there lookin like you in wonderland, so?
2003 Mizz 13 Aug. 59/2 (caption) These trousers are sooo bootylicious, they're just gonna fly outta the shop.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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