hangout

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noun

A place for hanging out; an informal meeting-place.

“Every Friday, Geoff and his group of friends all met at their favorite hangout to talk and have a good time.”

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Meanings

nounhangout (plural hangouts)

plural hangouts

  1. A place for hanging out; an informal meeting-place.

    Every Friday, Geoff and his group of friends all met at their favorite hangout to talk and have a good time.

    1 more example

    My connection to gay men and lesbians in Cuba came about through the help of a straight man, Rafael, whom I'd met in old Havana. A day after I told him of my search, he came to me with names of three tea houses known to be gay/lesbian hang-outs. We went together and found a mix of gay and straight people.

    1990 December 16, “Going To Cuba”, in Gay Community News, volume 18, number 22, page 10
  2. A casual meeting for informal chat.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna frequently visited place

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hauntresortrepairstamping ground
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areacountry
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hauntrepairresortstamping ground

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From hang + out, as a deverbal from hang out.

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Translations

Bulgarian сборище, свърталище
  • сборище (sborište)place for hanging out; an informal meeting-place
  • свърталище (svărtalište)place for hanging out; an informal meeting-place
Finnish kantapaikka
  • kantapaikkaplace for hanging out; an informal meeting-place
German Treffpunkt, Treff
  • Treffpunktplace for hanging out; an informal meeting-place
  • Treffplace for hanging out; an informal meeting-place
Indonesian tongkrongan
  • tongkronganplace for hanging out; an informal meeting-place
Korean 소굴, 단골집
  • 소굴 (sogul)place for hanging out; an informal meeting-place
  • 단골집 (dan'goljip)place for hanging out; an informal meeting-place
Latin dēsidiābulum
  • dēsidiābulumplace for hanging out; an informal meeting-place
Māori kaingawaewae
  • kaingawaewaeplace for hanging out; an informal meeting-place
Polish miejsce do spędzania czasu
  • miejsce do spędzania czasuplace for hanging out; an informal meeting-place
Spanish garito
  • garitoplace for hanging out; an informal meeting-place
Tagalog tambayan
  • tambayanplace for hanging out; an informal meeting-place
Welsh cynefin
  • cynefinplace for hanging out; an informal meeting-place

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

AughtonTonghuatohunga
Cite this entry
APA

hangout. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hangout

MLA

“hangout.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hangout. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hangout,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hangout.

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