out of Absurdistan - Glite Dictionary

Examples

The new university regulations seem like something out of Absurdistan.
Her explanation for missing the meeting was straight out of Absurdistan.
His explanation was completely out of Absurdistan!
You must be joking; that's out of Absurdistan!
Her excuse for being late was so ridiculous that it was out of Absurdistan.
The politician's promise sounded like it came out of Absurdistan.
Her theory about aliens influencing the weather was definitely out of Absurdistan.

Synonyms

ridiculous

vsout of Absurdistan

∞ 1.6

Very silly or unreasonable in a way that makes people laugh

is more intense, as if coming from a place defined by nonsense

absurd

vsout of Absurdistan

288 4.4

So silly or unreasonable that it makes no sense

is more exaggerated, as if originating in a land of pure nonsense

ludicrous

vsout of Absurdistan

100 6.0

Very silly and unreasonable so it makes people laugh

is more extreme, implying utter irrationality beyond mere amusement

preposterous

vsout of Absurdistan

72 7.3

Very silly and unreasonable so it seems laughable

is stronger, suggesting complete irrational origin rather than just oddity

outlandish

vsout of Absurdistan

34 7.4

Strange or unusual in a way that surprises people

focuses on extreme irrationality rather than merely being unusual

killingly absurd

vsout of Absurdistan

Informal

8.4

Very silly in a way that makes people laugh

is even more extreme, seeming to come from a place of pure nonsense

cockamamy

vsout of Absurdistan

Informal

9.9

Very silly and not likely to be true

is more extreme and idiomatic, like coming from a nonsense place

Antonyms

reasonable

302 2.2

A moderate amount or size that is not extreme

sensible

201 2.7

Showing good judgment and making practical choices

How Absurd

out of Absurdistan

UK

9.9

absurd

288 4.4

silly

976 1.0

odd

798 1.0

Surface Forms

out of Absurdistan main

Morphology

out + of + Absurdistan

The phrase is compositionally built from 'out of' (indicating origin) plus the coined proper noun 'Absurdistan' (clearly derived from the adjective 'absurd' to mean a land of absurdity). A B1 learner who knows 'out' and 'absurd' can readily infer 'coming from a place of extreme absurdity', and the pattern of creating humorous country-names (‑land/‑stan) is cross-linguistically familiar, so the meaning is directly derivable.

Etymology

Out of Absurdistan imagines a funny, made-up country called Absurdistan, formed from the word 'absurd' plus a country name part. Saying something came out of that place gives the picture of it arriving from a land of nonsense, so the phrase means 'very silly'.