Outta order

adjective out-a AAR-da aʊta ˈaːda

Also spelled outta-order, out a order, out-of-order

Behaving improperly — rude, disrespectful, out of line, or doing something wrong and unfair. To be 'outta order' is to cross a line of decency or fairness: cutting a queue, disrespecting an elder, cheating someone, or carrying on badly. 'Dat outta order' condemns an action as plainly wrong.

  • How yuh fi tek him money? Dat outta order.

    How could you take his money? That's out of order.

  • Him outta order fi chat to him mother so.

    He's out of line to speak to his mother like that.

  • Nuh push in front — yuh too outta order.

    Don't push in front — you're being too rude.

From English 'out of order' (improper), intensified in Jamaican use for rude/unfair behaviour. See [[facety]], [[renk]].

Rude/improper/out of line; condemns unfair or disrespectful behaviour. See [[facety]], [[renk]], [[bad-behave]].