Dictionary

hangout en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From hang + out, as a deverbal from hang out.

Meanings

1. A place for hanging out; an informal meeting-place.
   • Every Friday, Geoff and his group of friends all met at their favorite hangout to talk and have a good time.
   • My connection to gay men and lesbians in Cuba came about through the help of a straight man, Rafael, whom I'd met in old Havana. A day after I told him of my search, he came to me with names of three tea houses known to be gay/lesbian hang-outs. We went together and found a mix of gay and straight people. 1990 December 16, “Going To Cuba”, in Gay Community News, volume 18, number 22, page 10:
2. A casual meeting for informal chat.

Forms

Relateds

hang out · hang with · hang around · limited hangout

Translations (14)

ko 단골집 (place for hanging out; an informal meeting-place) · de Treffpunkt (place for hanging out; an informal meeting-place) · la dēsidiābulum (place for hanging out; an informal meeting-place) · cy cynefin (place for hanging out; an informal meeting-place) · mi kaingawaewae (place for hanging out; an informal meeting-place) · ko 소굴 (place for hanging out; an informal meeting-place) · id tongkrongan (place for hanging out; an informal meeting-place) · es garito (place for hanging out; an informal meeting-place) · de Treff (place for hanging out; an informal meeting-place) · tl tambayan (place for hanging out; an informal meeting-place) · pl miejsce do spędzania czasu (place for hanging out; an informal meeting-place) · fi kantapaikka (place for hanging out; an informal meeting-place) · bg свърталище (place for hanging out; an informal meeting-place) · bg сборище (place for hanging out; an informal meeting-place)