1
: coming from or going to another town or city
out-of-town mail
out-of-town visitors
2
: happening in another town or city
The band has an out-of-town show tomorrow night.
3
British
: located away from the center of a town
out-of-town shopping centers
1
: a different town
She's from out of town.
2
: away from the town or city where one lives or where an activity usually takes place
I'm going to be out of town over the weekend.
The ball club will be playing out of town next week.
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Paul Rudnick, New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2025
As a strategy for building tourism, filling seats during lunch hours and early in the week, and recruiting out-of-town restaurant talent, Michelin makes a lot of sense for Philly.
—Jonathan Deutsch, The Conversation, 5 Dec. 2025
Jeff MacGregor, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 June 2023
As the citizens of Oroville jammed the roads out of town, the Sheriff’s Department started to evacuate the jail.
—Christopher Cox Spencer Lowell, New York Times, 22 June 2023
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Adjective
Find seasonal favorites buried deep in your pantry or that of an out-of-town neighbor, obscure the expiration dates with a Sharpie, and sponge off any leakage.
—Paul Rudnick, New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2025
As a strategy for building tourism, filling seats during lunch hours and early in the week, and recruiting out-of-town restaurant talent, Michelin makes a lot of sense for Philly.
—Jonathan Deutsch, The Conversation, 5 Dec. 2025
Idiom
In town and out of town the organization owns, manages and offers tours of nearly 50 properties.
—Jeff MacGregor, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 June 2023
As the citizens of Oroville jammed the roads out of town, the Sheriff’s Department started to evacuate the jail.
—Christopher Cox Spencer Lowell, New York Times, 22 June 2023
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“Out-of-town.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/out-of-town. Accessed 21 Dec. 2025.
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