lights out

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English

Noun

lights out

  1. Alternative form of lights-out
  2. Unconsciousness.
    • 2007, Kathryn Deans, Glow:
      There had been one almighty BANG and then it had been lights out.
    • 2012, Anthony C. TriparI, Butchie, page 112:
      It's lights out as Bruno is whacked on the back of his head with a black jack.
    • 2012, Jeni Decker, I Wish I Were Engulfed in Flames:
      Instant nausea, impaired vision, and the feeling of impending death, all prior to lights out.

Verb

lights out

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of light out