Where comes from "ins and outs"?

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Where comes from "ins and outs"?

According to the dictionary
"ins and outs" means details.
Where comes from this word?

2006-12-18 12:05:37 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages

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My origin would be from digital logic, specifically what pins on a chip are the "inputs" and what are the "outputs". Unfortunately, I'm guessing this phrase far pre-dates Integrated Circuits.

2006-12-18 12:13:35 · answer #1 · answered by TankAnswer 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋

i can think of the ins and outs being like going in and out of a place enough times to know all about it, maybe?

2006-12-18 20:07:26 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

Babies come from "ins and outs"

2006-12-18 20:06:26 · answer #3 · answered by motorcitysmadman 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋