Definition of hangout
(Entry 1 of 2)
: a favorite place for spending time
also
: a place frequented for entertainment or for socializing
hang out
verb
hung out; hanging out; hangs out
Definition of hang out (Entry 2 of 2)
2
intransitive,
informal
: to spend time idly or in relaxing or socializing
just hanging out by the pool My mother told me not to hang out in bars because the sort of people I would meet there were the sort of people who hang out in bars.— Calvin Trillin Traditionally, most owners [of sports teams] are rich egomaniacs eager to hang out with athletes and get their names in the paper.— George Vecsey
3
transitive
: to display (something) outside as an announcement to the public
hang out a sign/banner
—used chiefly in the phrase hang out a/one's shingle in the figurative sense "to start a business, begin working professionally"
Publishing was not as complicated a business … when young Alfred Knopf hung out his shingle nearly 70 years ago.— John F. Baker Back then big L.A. law firms rarely hired Jews … . So Sterling hung out a shingle in Boyle Heights and became a tireless advocate for his old neighbors, handling everything from divorces to personal injury cases.— Franz Lidz
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The first known use of hangout was in the 14th century
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