IN & OUT

Domain	Definition
Slang	Verb. Source: Unknown. Definition: In meaning what a person eats or drinks and out meaning what a person urinates and passes out of the bowel. Context: The nurse recorded the in & out of Mrs. Mento. Social Source: Medical Community. Source: Compiled by The University of Oregon. (additional references)
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Specialty Definition: In & Out

In & Out, the 1997 movie starring Kevin Kline and Tom Selleck, was one of Hollywood's first attempts at doing a gay movie just for entertainment value.

The screenplay, written by gay screenwriter Paul Rudnick (who also wrote Jeffrey), introduces us to Howard Brackett (Kevin Kline), who lives a quiet life in Greenleaf, Indiana, teaching English literature in high school and is soon to marry his fiancee, fellow teacher Emily (Joan Cusack).

Amid eager anticipation in his hometown, a former student of his, Cameron Drake (Matt Dillon), who has achieved Hollywood stardom, is nominated for an Academy Award. Cameron does indeed win the Best Actor award for playing a gay soldier, and in his acceptance speech finally thanks his teacher, and adds "He's a gay teacher!".

Howard's parents, friends, and soon-to-be spouse are naturally shocked, but that is nothing compared to Howard's own disbelief.

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The next day, naive Howard learns about the nature of news media when he finds his workplace surrounded by reporters looking for him.

One of them even seems to have a personal interest in him: Peter Malloy (Tom Selleck), himself gay, is visibly delighted with Howard's repeated but in the end unsuccessful attempts to turn things back to "normal".

After Howard's final measure, an audiocassette that is supposed to restore his "manliness", fails, he finally accepts the truth, just in time for Emily to race off with Cameron Drake, who had a crush on her in high school.

Commercial Usage: IN & OUT

Domain	Title
Books	Up to the Sky in Ships: In & Out of Quandry (reference) (more book examples)

Theater & Movies	Penthouse - Women In & Out of Uniform (reference) (more DVD examples; more video examples)
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Anagrams: IN & OUT

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "&-i-n-o-t-u"
	-2 letters: into, unit, unto.
	-3 letters: ion, nit, not, nut, out, tin, ton, tui, tun.
	-4 letters: in, it, no, nu, on, ti, to, un, ut.
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