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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]Advertisement
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