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outing.

A pleasure trip or excursion.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈaʊtɪŋ/
  1. A pleasure trip or excursion.

  2. A performance in public, for example in a drama, film, on a musical album, as a sports contestant etc.

  3. The act of publicly revealing that a person is homosexual or transgender without that person's consent.

  4. The act of revealing somebody as having a certain secret, such as a being a secret agent or undercover detective.

Where this word comes from

From out + -ing. Compare Old English yting ("outing, journey").

verb/ˈaʊtɪŋ/
  1. present participle and gerund of out

    form-of · gerund · participle · present
Where this word comes from

From out + -ing. Compare Old English yting ("outing, journey").

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