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• far-out
  far-out

  adjective

  unconventional; offbeat; avant-garde.
• far out
  far out

  Unusual or eccentric; very advanced. for example, Painting blindfolded, that's far out , or Her child-rearing theories are far out .

far-out

American  

[fahr-out] / ˈfɑrˈaʊt /

adjective

Slang.

1. unconventional; offbeat; avant-garde.

2. radical; extreme.

3. recondite or esoteric.

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far-out British  

adjective

1. bizarre or avant-garde

2. excellent; wonderful

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interjection

1. an expression of amazement or delight

far out Idioms  

1. Unusual or eccentric; very advanced. for example, Painting blindfolded, that's far out , or Her child-rearing theories are far out .

2. An interjection meaning “great” or “cool,” as in All he could say when he won the lottery was “Far out!” Originally a slang term for daringly creative jazz, this expression has been applied to other art forms and undertakings. [ Colloquial ; mid-1900s]

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Other Word Forms

• far-outness
  noun

Etymology

Origin of far-out

First recorded in 1950–55

Example Sentences

“There is an offset coming from rents, but we expect that to just not be quite enough to get inflation back down to target—even far out in the future,” Egelhof says.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

There is some discretion if the arm is being brought in to make the body smaller, but in White's case it started from so far out, a penalty would be expected.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

And we pundits, chastened by having been burned, are reluctant to get too far out over our skis.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2026

He did not say how far out bookings went.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 11, 2026

Dallas leaned far out of the window, his eyes fixed on a bird flying lazily in the distance.

From "Ruby Holler" by Sharon Creech