out of town

prepositional phrase

Of a person, away from home; out of one's town of residence.

“They are out of town this week.”

Opposite
in town
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Meanings

prepositional phrase

alternative out-of-town · alternative outta town

  1. Of a person, away from home; out of one's town of residence.

    They are out of town this week.

    Antonyms: in town

  2. Of a person, from a different place.

    They look like they are from out of town.

    2 more examples

    It's the kind of Manhattan place you take your relatives when they come from out of town.

    Oh, I ain't gotta ask I can tell you ain't from here-here-here-here / […] / If you know, you know I like that / Out of town girl, girl, girl, yeah, yeah, yeah

    2012, “Out of Town Girl”, in Believe, performed by Justin Bieber

Synonyms & antonyms

prepositional phraseOf a person, away from home; out of one's town of residence.

Opposite
in town

Translations

Finnish poissa kaupungista
  • poissa kaupungistaout of one's town of residence
German verreist
  • verreistout of one's town of residence
Norwegian bortreist
  • bortreistout of one's town of residence
Polish poza miastem, zamiejscowy
  • poza miastemout of one's town of residence
  • zamiejscowyfrom a different place
  • przyjezdnyfrom a different place
  • pozamiejskifrom a different place
Swedish bortrest, utomsocknes
  • bortrestout of one's town of residence
  • utomsocknesfrom a different place
Cite this entry
APA

out of town. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/out%20of%20town

MLA

“out of town.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/out%20of%20town. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “out of town,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/out%20of%20town.

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