Meaning & use

Outta

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An informal, spoken contraction of 'out of.'

See it in a sentence

Get outta here before the manager sees you.

She grabbed a soda outta the fridge without asking.

A note on using this word

A casual, phonetic spelling used mainly in dialogue, lyrics, and informal writing to capture natural speech.

Words with a similar meaning

out of

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