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?"
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Get the hang out mug.usually referred to chillen wit ones friends but also can be used as code in front of ones parents to mean "lets get messed up tonight"
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Get the hang out mug.Wow you people are so lonely that you want to know what it means to "hang out with somebody"? Man get a life.
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Get the hang out mug.Me and my girl are going to hang out together.Translation me and my girl are going on a date. Me and her are going to hang out at my place = me and her are going to do it at my house.
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Get the hang out mug.a phrase that, during the nationwide quarantine of 2020, lost all meaning. it previously described a group of friends gathered together in physical space to enjoy pass time enjoyably. since that's basically illegal these days, it now refers to the act of killing time and boredom with another person via the internet.
Let's hang out tonight. Since we can't meet in person, maybe we could get together on Zoom and debate inane nonsense.
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