ˌway ˈout noun (plural ways out) [countable]

1. British English a door or passage through which you leave a building Synonym : exit

2. a way to escape a difficult or bad situation:
He was in a dilemma, and could see no way out.

3. on the/your way out
a) if you do something on the way out, you do it as you leave a place:
Pick up your mail on the way out.
b) soon to be replaced by someone or something else:
The old type of passport is on its way out.
⇒ take the easy way out at easy¹(6), ⇒ way out at way¹(3)

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ˌway-ˈout adjective informal
very modern, unusual, and strange

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way-out
[informal]
new, different and often strange.
He produced some really way-out designs for the opera house.

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