outta town

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

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Meanings

prepositional phrase
  1. alternativedialectalslangAlternative form of out of town (“of a person, away from home; out of one's town of residence”)

    I'd like to help a man when he's down / But how can I help him / If he's somewhere outta town / Sorry Harry, think I'm gonna put you down

    1972, Bobby Womack, “Harry Hippie”, in Understanding
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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