hang out

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.

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."

by Prior Analytics June 19, 2012

Hang out

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.

I hang out with Julio all the time, but he never asks me out on a date.

by butterybunny August 8, 2014

hang out

anything from eating and sleeping to riding bikes and playing football

lets hangout.

by Anonymous August 8, 2003

hanging out of

Having sex with the opposite sex and hanging out a little bit!

Your brother may say to you, "Who have you been hanging out of?"

Answer: Every bitch in town!

by Kenay September 16, 2005

hang out

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

Hanging Out

Being bored together

"Rotem and I are going to write our new definition of hanging out on that one website".

by Arguss January 15, 2009

Hang out

To chill, relax, or have a good time.
A code word for "making out"

Hey what's up you want to come over to "hang out"

by Ryan Mueller November 2, 2008