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outa

\ ˈau̇-tə \
variants: or outta

Definition of outa 

—used in writing to represent the sound of the phrase out of when it is spoken quickly Let's get outa hereSwim or get outta the pool. —Cheryl Rogers, Hip Mama, 1996

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First Known Use of outa

1856, in the meaning defined above

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