Meanings
noungoings on pl (plural only)
- alternativepluralplural onlyAlternative spelling of goings-on.
In short, what the theorist has given Smith is a new way of talking about some important goings on in the lives of others.
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APA
goings on. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/goings%20on
MLA
“goings on.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/goings%20on. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “goings on,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/goings%20on.
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