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outing
- /ˈaʊtɪŋ/
Rhymes with -aʊtɪŋ
Where it comes from
From out + -ing. Compare Old English yting ("outing, journey").
noun outings
- A pleasure trip or excursion. This was a fine day's outing for anybody who had been cooped up in the shops for a few months.
- A performance in public, for example in a drama, film, on a musical album, as a sports contestant etc. The role is the latest dramatic outing for Radcliffe since the end of the successful Potter franchise.
- The act of publicly revealing that a person is homosexual or transgender without that person's consent. Advocates for gay and lesbian issues suggest the increase in discharges reflects the hostility of the military towards homosexual soldiers and a growing number of "forced outings" of gay and lesbian troops.
- The act of revealing somebody as having a certain secret, such as a being a secret agent or undercover detective.
verb
- present participle and gerund of out
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: excursion, pleasure trip, jaunt, field day, expedition, junket, picnic, sashay, trip, touring, travel, tour, sortie, sightseeing, hike, stroll
Translations
Every language
noun excursion
| Español | exida |
|---|---|
| Français | excursion, randonnée |
| Deutsch | Ausflug, Exkursion |
| עברית | אָאוּטִינְג áuting |
noun appearance in public
| Deutsch | Auftritt |
|---|
noun public revelation of homosexuality
| 한국어 | 아웃팅 aut'ting |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | アウティング autingu |
| 中文 | 幫人出櫃 /帮人出柜 bāngrénchūguì, 替人出櫃 /替人出柜 tìrénchūguì |
| Français | outing |
| Deutsch | Outing |
| Русский | а́утинг áuting |
| עברית | אָאוּטִינְג áuting |
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title = {outing},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/outing},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
