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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