A phrase used to describe someone who is dressed painfully awkward, often
to the point of inappropriateness, as frequently seen in "fobs" (a.k.a. "
fresh off the boat," meaning recently arrived
immigrants and/or foreign visitors.)
(True story: Two guys working out at a gym in NYC.)
Ravi (in disbelief): "That auntie's saari is stuck in the treadmill!"
Sandeep (amused): "And wearing sandals too! That's fobbed out."
(True story: An American and his fob cousin at the beach in Miami.)
Ali (dumbfounded): "
What are you doing?? Aren't you going to change first?!"
Mehmet (chest high in the ocean in a long-sleeved shirt and jeans,
happy as a clam): "I'm swimming, silly!" (as onlookers giggle.)
Ali (sighs with
embarrassment and says under his breath): "So fobbed out."