On American Idol, Randy Jackson frequently uses the phrase, "Good lookin' out." What precisely is he saying?

Question

I can infer that it's some type of substitute for, "Thanks for coming by." or "Good luck to you in your future endeavours." Something like that, but I was hoping someone could give me a sort of break-down; a piece by piece analysis of the phrase.

Answer 1

Good lookin' out: meaning "Thank you for considering my well being, you are appreciated"

Loosely used to directly mean: "Thank you, I applaud your effort, it was appreciated"

Answer 2

When Paula says "nitch" she means the word "niche" which is pronounced for the most part, the way she does. That word is used in biology all the time, and I've never heard a professor say it like "neesh" although I think you can. I usually agree totally with Simon. Randy is right half the time, the other half he has no clue what he's talking about. And poor Paula never knows what she's trying to say. She's there purely for the purpose of giving the contestants positive advice on what was good, Randy gives his honest opinion, and Simon is very harsh and the one to win over. Simon is right probably 90% of the time.

Answer 3

I had to consult an urban dictionary to figure it out myself.

Here are some of the entries to help break it down.

"Good Lookin Out"

A phrase used to show appreciation to someone that helped you out.

Making sure everyone is taken care of. similar to getting someone's back.

A phrase used to say "thank you". Usually it is for something that has already happend. Usually used in a casual context, when someone has done you a favor, but probably not a huge favor.




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Answer 4

Nothing he says makes any sense. It's time for him to drop the "dog" stuff, too. It has gotten very old.

Answer 5

I think what he's trying to say is "thanks for trying"