hangout
nounEtymology From hang + out, as a deverbal from hang out.
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.
- 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.
- Related terms
- hang out, hang with, hang around, limited hangout