all get-out

noun

ˌȯl-ˈget-ˌau̇t How to pronounce all get-out (audio)
-ˈgit-
: the utmost conceivable degree
—used in comparisons to suggest something superlative
is busy as all get-out

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There's never a season when a whisper of color isn't cooler than all get-out. — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 14 Aug. 2024 This is frankly suspicious as all get-out. — Robin Abrahams, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Apr. 2023

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First Known Use

1849, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of all get-out was in 1849

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“All get-out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/all%20get-out. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.

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