Outsider
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- One who is not part of a community or organization.
- While the initiated easily understand the symbols, they are wholly inaccessible to outsiders.
- A newcomer with little or no experience in an organization or community.
- Seeing the mess professional politicians have made of things is it any wonder the electorate is beginning to prefer outsiders.
- A competitor or contestant who has little chance of winning; a long shot; a dark horse
- Johnny was an outsider at this years karate tournament, but he still managed to win second place out of sheer determination.
The word Outsider may refer to:
- One identified as on the periphery of social norms, or as an observer peering into group identity, i.e. having independence in character and thought
- Outsider music, composed or performed by musicians working outside the musical mainstream
- Outsider Art, created by artists working outside the mainstream art world
- The Outsider (Colin Wilson)
- Weimar Culture: The Outsider as Insider (1968) - Peter Gay
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