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Definition of Hang out
1. Verb. Spend time in a certain location or with certain people. "She hangs out at the corner cafe"
Definition of Hang out
1. Verb. (intransitive idiomatic) (slang) To spend time doing nothing in particular. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hang Out
Literary usage of Hang out
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Writings of Mark Twain [pseud.] by Mark Twain, Charles Dudley Warner (1889)
"Then she said musingly, and softly, turning the words daintily over her tongue: "
Hang they out —hang they out—where hang—where do they hang out; eh, ..."
2. A Glossary; Or, Collection of Words, Phrases, Names, and Allusions to by Robert Nares, James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps, Thomas Wright (1867)
"... of Venire that was forbidden to sell wine, did notwithstanding hang out an
ieie-btuk. ... hang out ..."
3. The Chronicles of Baltimore: Being a Complete History of "Baltimore Town by John Thomas Scharf (1874)
"... a German abolition paper, on Frederick street near Gay, and under threats of
death compelled the proprietor to hang out a secession flag. ..."
4. A Handy Book of Curious Information: Comprising Strange Happenings in the by William Shepard Walsh (1913)
""hang out your ... the next night following, thinking to amend his call, the
bedell cryed out with a loud voice, " hang out your lanternes and candle! ..."
5. A Handy Book of Curious Information: Comprising Strange Happenings in the by William Shepard Walsh (1913)
""hang out your ... out with a lond voice, "hang out your lanternes and candle!
... hang out your ..."
6. Life and Public Services of Charles Sumner by Charles Edwards Lester (1874)
"hang out, then, fellow-citizens, the white banner of Peace. Unfurl all its ample
folds, streaming with Christian trophies. Let the citizens of Boston rally ..."
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