way-out n.
(US) an unconventional or eccentric person; thus way-outness, unconventionality.
![[UK]](/static/img/flags/uk.png "United Kingdom") | Manchester Guardian Weekly 17 Oct. 19: The drop-outs have copped out, the redskins have bitten the dust, the way-outs have faced the nitty-gritty (truth). | |
![[US]](/static/img/flags/us.png "United States") | Encyc. Science Supplement 158: Two years ago we were considered way-outs. |