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I hear it more in-person recently, but also online. What does "out-of-pocket" mean when describing behavior? I've only ever heard it used to describe financial circumstances until a couple years ago.
It seems like it's roughly synonymous with "crazy" or "rude" or "unexpected", but I'd love to have it explained better.
That's pretty much it. It's when somebody's behaviour is out of line.
Use it as an adjective: e.g. "You are/that is out of pocket"
In finance, out-of-pocket is synonymous with cash on hand, liquid assets. Means you can pay now without needing to incur a debt.
In business, out-of-pocket is usually synonymous with out-of-office, like AFK Away-From-Keyboard. Often shorter term than being fully on vacation. "I'll be OOP after 2pm for a doctor's appt."
I have recently heard out-of-pocket used among youngsters or the terminally-online to mean rude or crazy, like you said. "Beyond the standards of normalcy".
Same here the only out of pocket I have ever heard is either when your broke or having to pay for something.
"out of pocket" is what you pay, but may not be the total cost of the item/service. "I only had to pay $50 out of pocket and my insurance covered the rest"
It can also be used in business to mean unavailable. "I have to take my kid to the doctor and will be out of pocket for a couple of hours"