out to lunch
Adjective
Meaning
Away eating lunch or for a midday break; especially, away from work or a job.
She's out to lunch right now, but you may leave her a note.
(idiomatic, informal) Clueless, inattentive, or careless.
After he drove with his turn signal on for five miles, I was pretty sure he was out to lunch.
Alternative names
out-to-lunch
Synonyms
batty
looney
cuckoo
gonzo
aper
mental
touched
crazed
nutty
demented
bonkers
moonstruck
crackers
buffoonish
potty
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