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Definition of outside the box
outside the box
adjective
- outside of convention or established tradition.
Now that's thinking outside the box.
Citation from "Weekends At Mort's", Bob's Burgers (TV), Season 1 Episode 11 (2011) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.Last edited on Oct 09 2011. Submitted by Luke K. on Jan 03 2003.
origin
- For possible origins, see Thinking outside the box on Wikipedia. Many believe it derives from the "nine dots" puzzle.
Last edited on May 26 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on May 26 2010.
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Other terms relating to 'box': | |
| Definitions include: from "box" meaning computer. | |
| Definitions include: to have sex with a woman. | |
| Definitions include: a portable box stereo system, typically furnished with radio, cassette player, and CD player. | |
| Definitions include: an attractive female. | |
| Definitions include: cunnilingus. | |
| Definitions include: an unintelligent person. | |
| Definitions include: a television. | |
| Definitions include: vagina | |
| Definitions include: a tanning bed. | |
| Definitions include: a common woman who thinks she's somehow special, who is not worth a relationship. | |
| Definitions include: a person who talks a lot. | |
| Definitions include: vagina. | |
| Definitions include: extremely unintelligent. | |
| Definitions include: an unintelligent female. | |
| Definitions include: buttocks. | |
Other terms relating to 'outside': | |
| Definitions include: not in prison. | |
| Definitions include: Outside the wire | |
| Definitions include: to fight. Also take this outside. | |
| Definitions include: to think of an unconventional solution or idea. | |
Other terms relating to 'the': | |
| Definitions include: the real information or the proof, instruction, the know how, where, when, and why about something or someone. | |
| Definitions include: walking, generally as opposed to driving. | |
| Definitions include: interrogation. | |
| Definitions include: extremely intoxicated | |
| Definitions include: information. | |
| Definitions include: something you have now is worth more than two things you have just a chance of getting. | |
| Definitions include: a good estimate. | |
| Definitions include: a secret advantage. | |
| Definitions include: inclusive. | |
| Definitions include: to make a bad situation worse. | |
| Definitions include: with the amount of time left to finish a task rapidly disappearing. | |
| Definitions include: having an opinion or belief prior to it becoming common or popular. | |
| Definitions include: of a male, to urinate. | |
| Definitions include: Someone being butthurt over having something, they do to others regularly, done to the them | |
| Definitions include: secret sexual activity with a person other than one's partner. | |
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