outa

ˈau̇-tə 

variants or outta

—used in writing to represent the sound of the phrase out of when it is spoken quickly

Let's get outa here

Swim or get outta the pool.

—Cheryl Rogers, Hip Mama, 1996

Word History

First Known Use

1856, in the meaning defined above

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