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weird out

British  

verb

  1. informal (tr, adverb) to cause (someone) to feel afraid or uncomfortable

    his unstable behaviour was weirding me out
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All of which is to say, it’s weird out there.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 6, 2022

It’s not impossible for a novice to enter the markets, understand them, and make money... but, man, it’s weird out here.

From The Verge • Jul. 13, 2021

Things are getting weird out there,’” Whitehouse said.

From Washington Post • Jan. 25, 2021

I don’t want funny looks from friends and acquaintances, nor do I want to weird out any potential dates.

From Slate • Jul. 10, 2017

It felt weird to see him holding it; not bad necessarily, just weird, out of place.

From "The Miseducation of Cameron Post" by emily m. danforth

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