outre
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These diehard subcommunities centered around outre fashion, indie pop and stylish photography took to Grimes, knowing it allowed them to finally become fans of themselves.
From Salon ● Nov. 7, 2025
Bennett was in his late 80s when he recorded a 2014 album of duets with the outre Lady Gaga and went on a world tour with her in 2015.
From Reuters ● Jul. 21, 2023
If you’re a movie lover who thinks getting coal in your stocking is the sign of a year well lived, celebrate the holidays by streaming these outre Santa films.
From New York Times ● Dec. 2, 2022
Chu cast Awkwafina and tweaked the character with inspiration from outre Asian fashion bloggers and Instagram celebrities.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 26, 2018
Every day sees some outre old word resurrected from its burial of rubbish, and set in the trochaics and spondees of love songs and sonnets.
From The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No 4, August, 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy by Various
Even amid the era’s accelerating glam rock movement, “Rocky Horror” pushed the boundaries of mainstream pop culture as an outré musical about a mad scientist with a theme song called “Sweet Transvestite.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
Ms. Ocasio-Cortez refers to the “Overton window,” which decides when outré ideas may be discussed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
Sommer has been covering the grotesqueries of outré right-wing conspiracy culture for nearly a decade now.
From Slate ● May 7, 2026
That may have been outré to a middle and high-schooler trying to be cool, but at some point post-college, the Chili Peppers became synonymous with sweaty fools passing out in strip mall parking lots.
From Salon ● Apr. 4, 2026
Some were very outré, coarse and vulgar, but two of them were agreeable and very civil.
From A Sailor of King George by A. Beckford Bevan
Vocabulary lists containing outre
English Words Derived from French, List 10
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This Week In Culture: January 25–31, 2019
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The Call of Chtulhu
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