way out /weɪ ˈaʊt/noun 3adjective 3adverb 1forms 3 noun3 •A means of exit.The way out is along this corridor, through there. •(figurative) A solution to a problem; an escape.This is a real mess. I need a way out. •An act or instance of departure.Lock the door on your way out. adjective3 •unusual, unconventional or strange •(informal) Unconventional, eccentric.This modern art is too way out for me. •(slang) out of the mainstream of societyHector is one, way-out guy.Jenny is a way-out kinda gal. adverb1 •Far away; to or at a great distance.He lives way out in the middle of nowhere. formsways out · more way out · most way out