out to lunch
American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms:
Top
out to lunch
Not in touch with the real world, crazy; also, inattentive. For example, If he believes that story, he's really out to lunch, or Anne hasn't heard a word you said--she's out to lunch. This expression transfers a temporary physical absence for the purpose of eating to a temporary or permanent mental absence. [Slang; mid-1900s]
McGraw-Hill Slang Dictionary:
Top
out to lunch
mod. absentminded; giddy; stupid acting. (See also OTL.) Old Ted is so out to lunch these days. Seems to be losing his mind.
Post a question - any question - to the WikiAnswers community:
Copyrights:
American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Read more
Mentioned in
Out to Lunch
(1998 Album by Mainesthai)
404
(technology)
two-to-the-N
(computer jargon)
Mainesthai
(Rock Band, '90s)
» More