outen

[out-n]

verb (used with object)

Eastern North Midland and South Atlantic States.

1. to turn off (a light) or extinguish (a fire).

Word History and Origins

Origin of outen¹

An Americanism dating back to 1915–20; out + -en ¹

Example Sentences

Van Outen credited Young for her career, recalling in an interview how she advised her: "Don't focus on one thing, try and do all of it and you'll always work."

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Matt Goss and JP Cooper were also due to perform, as well as celebrity DJ sets from All Saints star Mel Blatt and Denise Van Outen.

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“It just sucks it right out of you,” said Charles Outen, 49, who said he had spent the summer hopscotching between cooling centers during the day and sleeping at local churches at night to avoid the heat.

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Chief Inspector Simon Outen from the professional standards department at Lincolnshire Police, said: "We have now received a complaint and we are reviewing the incident, and we are in contact with the complainant to establish the full details of her allegations."

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The Big Breakfast became an anarchic TV favourite when it ran from 1992 to 2002, with presenters including Chris Evans, Johnny Vaughan, Denise van Outen and Zoe Ball.

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