out of nowhere

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out of nowhere

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  1. idiomatic In an unexpected or inexplicable manner of arrival or occurrence. It had been no easy matter when he first drifted in mysteriously out of nowhere to their little mountain cottage.

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prep_phrase unexpectedly or inexplicably

Españolde la nada
Portuguêsdo nada, da cartola
Françaisde nulle part
Deutschaus heiterem Himmel, aus dem Nichts
Italianodal nulla, come un fulmine a ciel sereno, all'improvviso, inaspettatamente
Русскийотку́да ни возьми́сь otkúda ni vozʹmísʹ

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@misc{out_of_nowhere_2026,
  title = {out of nowhere},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/out%20of%20nowhere},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}