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adj. an 80's era expression meaning something good
syn. awesome, great, wicked
That pizza was totally bad out!
bad out by Katipo November 3, 2006
im wearing these sunglasses cuz im badout. shit.
bad out by elizh August 3, 2005
"Bad Out" is a phrase simply meaning interesting, fascinating, amusing or exceptional.

Bad Out is grammatically incorrect and considered slang similar to: cool, groovy, or any urban saying.

Bad Out was coined by Ellis Benus in 2009 while working with Y107 (106.9) of Zimmer Radio Group in Columbia, Missouri.

Mr. Benus preferred a phrase similar to Bad Ass, but wanted something which lacked profanity.

Cosmo & JC of Y107's morning show started using the phrase on the air. The phrase has caught on over time and has now been heard nearly coast-to-coast.
Dude, that car is so Bad Out!

You're kidding me! That's Bad Out!
Bad Out by byzantinex March 31, 2011

Bad out of Hell.

The term "bat out of hell" has been incorrectly used for decades. It is actually "Bad out of Hell". As in "They were coming out of there like the bad out of Hell." As if someone opened the gates of Hell. My grandmother used to say this and she was born in 1902. And, think about it....... there are no animals in Hell. They cannot sin.
"They were coming out of there like the bad out of Hell."
when someone is just being stupid or making a fool of themselves, you’d call them out bad.
friend: *makes a bad joke*
you: you're out bad
out bad by bluelead May 4, 2019

Out & Bad 

A Jamaican expression made popular by the late dancehall legend Bogle a.k.a. Mr. Wacky.

It is an adjective used to express one's joy or satisfaction towards a particular thing or situation.

It can either be used as part of a sentence or on its own.

In North America, this expression can be compared to such terms as: cool; wicked; crazy; awesome.
"Reggae Sumfest '05 was out & bad!"

Person #1: "Badman, yuh seen dat new dance deh da Wacky Dip?"

Person #2: "Yeah mon! Out & bad!"
Out & Bad by Mr. Wacky September 18, 2005
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Finding your way back to the truth by fixing on one verified fact and working out from there, the way you navigate by the North Star when everything around you is spinning.
Rumours were flying everywhere, so she went northstarring — one checked fact at a time.
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