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Is Outlook down
/ɪz ˈaʊt.lʊk daʊn/
Definition
1
A common internet search query and colloquial phrase used to check if Microsoft Outlook, the email and productivity service, is experiencing outages, downtime, or technical disruptions.
2
Informally, an expression of frustration when email functionality seems unavailable, often typed into search engines during moments of digital desperation.
Examples
Is Outlook down again, or is it just allergic to my attachments?
Every deadline eve, someone Googles 'is Outlook down' like a modern prayer.
Boss emails at 5 PM: radio silence. Me: is Outlook down, universe?
Is Outlook down? Nah, it's just practicing social distancing from my inbox.