chillout en · NOUN
Etymology
Deverbal from chill out.
Meanings
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(colloquial, countable, uncountable) A period of quiet, rest and relaxation, especially after a party, etc.
The Gloucester Chamber of Commerce cancelled this year's SnowFest […]. President Peter Markey says instead a 'chillout day' is being held at the end of the month.
2011, Chris Gibson, John Connell, Festival Places: Revitalising Rural Australia, →ISBN, page 70:
- (countable, uncountable) Synonym of downtempo.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| chill out | alternative | lexicographic | |
| chill-out | alternative | lexicographic | |
| chillouts | Number=Plur | lexicographic |