as all get-out

as all get-out pronunciation

/az awl get-OUT/

Meaning

An intensifier stuck after an adjective. Hot as all get-out means blazing hot. Cute as all get-out means almost too cute. Same family as "all get-out," just the as ... form.

How folks use it

• “That chili was hot as all get-out.”
• “She was proud as all get-out of that blue ribbon.”

Origin and etymology

American informal English. Get-out here means the extreme end of something, not leaving a room. The phrase shows up in rural and Southern talk through the 1800s and 1900s as a folksy way to say extremely. Exact roots are a bit fuzzy, but the sense has been stable for a long time.