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Old July 06, 2010, 12:51 PM
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Weird-out

I don't remember hearing a Spanish idiomatic expression for "It's a
weird-out.", like when somebody wraps up a discussion thread with
some absurd conclusion.

For example, "She's great company in the tavern, but she's always good for a weird-out..."

(apology - title should read "Weird-out.)
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Old July 06, 2010, 03:43 PM
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I'm not sure I know an idiomatic English expression for it...
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Old July 06, 2010, 04:10 PM
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We may not be using the term "weird out" in the same way, but I'd say the following:

She weirded me out. = Me sacó de onda. / Me sacó de quicio. / Me desquició.
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Aporto alguna opción menos coloquial, pero que creo que también da la idea:
"me resulta fuera de lugar/extraño/estrafalario/extravagante..."
Incluso "grotesco/raro/estrambótico"
"Me dejó pasmado" "Me dejó de una pieza" "Me pareció una chaladura".

Creo que también hay otro sentido como "Me dejó un tanto incómodo/incomodado".

For the original phrase Hermit mentions, "It's a weird-out" maybe, "Es algo estrafalario/raro/increíble/etc" Or, "es un esperpento/mamarracho" And then you have "churro/desaguisado/mamarrachada/paparrucha" (i.e., when something goes into the b.s. zone) When somebody just starts talking nonsense and or stuff that just comes to be no more than bull fertilizer.

(I hope I have not just given you a bunch of the same 'medicine' with so many synonyms, but if you have a question on any of them, we can start at thread with each one...)
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Plenty food for thought - thanks all...
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Plenty food for thought - thanks all...
You're welcome. (I just re-read my previous post and fixed 2 or 3 typos of mine.)
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