Out the window?

[EducatingArti]

I see " out the window" or "out the door" and other similar expressions all the time.

It always feels wrong to me. I feel it should be " out of the window" etc

Am I mistaken?

I agree. I dislike the fact that ‘of’ has been removed.

Well, the expression "gone out the window" is very old and I (a pedant) have often used it myself. It means that a plan or idea is no longer going to happen, usually due to misfortune. Setting that aside though, it isn't incorrect to say "He went out the door" or "she threw it out the window". It's just a more informal way of speaking.

I would say out the window or out the door. My grammar is pretty good even if I say so myself but this seems fine. I am Scottish for context so maybe there are regional variations with this as with so many speech patterns.

Me too, another Scot here.

It's been removed so that it can be put after should, would and could.

We have a local cafe that is always advertising scones "Fresh out the oven"

Brilliant! We really need the laughing emoji! 🤣🤣

So many prepositions seem to be missing in action these days.

Same, for example: yer bum's oot the windae