Outen the lights

Posted by ESC August 28, 2002In reply to Outen the lights posted by Tam on August 27, 2002

Where did this phrase originate???

Sounds like a mountain phrase to me. A couple of related phrases: "outen," a preposition as in "out of" and "outten, ou'n" an adjective as in "out of." From Southern Mountain Speech by Cratis D. Williams (Berea College Press, 1992)

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Outen the lights R. Berg 08/28/02