not in Kansas anymore

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English

WOTD – 10 August 2006

Etymology

From the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz, in which Dorothy states, "Toto, I've a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore."

Pronunciation

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Adjective

not in Kansas anymore

  1. (idiomatic, colloquial, US) No longer in quiet and comfortable surroundings
    As soon as I walked into that party I thought, "I'm not in Kansas anymore."

Synonyms

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