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Pronunciation / Transliteration: bōttoshita
"彼は寝不足でずっとボーッとしていた。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Not fully conscious, aware, or mentally alert, often due to fatigue, illness, shock, or intoxication.
"He was so exhausted after the long flight that he felt completely out of it during the meeting." - 2
Unaware of or disconnected from current trends, social circles, or reality.
"Living in a remote cabin for a year left her feeling totally out of it when she returned to city life."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The phrase originated in mid-20th-century American slang, combining the prepositional phrase 'out of' with the neutral pronoun 'it' to denote a state of being disconnected. Initially used in jazz culture to describe someone unaware of current trends, its meaning later broadened to include states of mental dissociation, fatigue, or intoxication.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Out-of-it" is said worldwide
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dans la lune
Transliteration: dɑ̃ la lyn
"Il avait l'air complètement dans la lune ce matin."
abwesend
Transliteration: ˈapveːzənt
"Nach der langen Nacht wirkte er total abwesend."
stordito
Transliteration: storˈdito
"Era così stordito dal sonno che non riusciva a parlare."
aturdido
Transliteration: atuɾˈdiðo
"Se despertó muy aturdido después de la anestesia."
aéreo
Transliteration: aˈeɾiu
"Ele parecia completamente aéreo durante a aula."
बेसुध
Transliteration: besudh
"थकान के कारण वह बिल्कुल बेसुध लग रहा था।"
恍惚
Transliteration: huǎnghū
"他昨天太累了，一整天都神情恍惚。"
멍한
Transliteration: m-eong-han
"그는 잠이 부족해서 하루 종일 멍한 상태였다."
ボーッとした
Transliteration: bōttoshita
"彼は寝不足でずっとボーッとしていた。"
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