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**What's the meaning of the 'Out' suffix in "[Mental
Out](http://toarumajutsunoindex.wikia.com/wiki/Mental_Out)" and "[Skill-
Out](http://toarumajutsunoindex.wikia.com/wiki/Skill-Out)"?**


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What's the meaning of the 'Out' suffix in "Mental Out" and "Skill Out"?


Looking at the kanji name of the 'mental out' attack,'心理掌握,' a literal
translation could be something like 'mind arrangement manipulation grip'
([source](http://jisho.org/search/%E5%BF%83%E7%90%86%E6%8E%8C%E6%8F%A1%20%23kanji)).

So where did the 'out' come from? Presumably, as Nolonar suggested in the
comments, it came from the 'out' in 'knock-out,' which would be in line with a
fighting theme.

As for the 'out' in 'Skill-out,' it probably has something to do with the fact
that the organisation is made up of those 'without' psychic abilities ('out'
is in this case like it is in the phrase 'out of,' which signifies a lack of
something).


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