verb (informal)
to socialize with in public
Comes from the formal meaning of "hang out": to protrude or stick out. Hence, the use of "out" for public. Not to be confused with "hang with", which is an umbrella term that includes socializing publicly or privately.
to socialize with in public
Comes from the formal meaning of "hang out": to protrude or stick out. Hence, the use of "out" for public. Not to be confused with "hang with", which is an umbrella term that includes socializing publicly or privately.
Friend: "Dude, you never hang out with me anymore."
You: "Not true: even though I don't get out of my house much, I still socialize with you on Facebook, which can be seen by other people."
Friend: "Touché."
You: "Not true: even though I don't get out of my house much, I still socialize with you on Facebook, which can be seen by other people."
Friend: "Touché."
by Prior Analytics March 9, 2012
Adolescent practice of spending aimless unstructured time together with someone else, often until both people get bored enough to have sex and go their separate ways. Often confused with dating.
by butterybunny August 8, 2014
by sheepster January 10, 2006
by Anonymous August 9, 2003
by Kenay September 16, 2005
Hanging out is when a person is spending time with one or more individuals. The people who are hanging out don't necessarily have plans or activities to perform. It is simply the act of being together for the purpose of socializing.
by Benr.a November 21, 2014
According to Aileen Ward's biography of John Keats (English poet (1795-1821), who took an interest in English slang of the day, "hanging out" connoted "stopping at a tavern," i.e. spending time drinking, which fully comports with the modern sense of the slang expression. This indicates that the phrase was current in London in 1816 at the latest!
"Hey, Keats, man: Byron and some of the other poetic dudes are planning to hang out at Jack Straws before we go to sup. Like to join us?"
by Prince Andrey July 14, 2009