outing

English

Etymology

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

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈaʊtɪŋ/
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    • Rhymes: -aʊtɪŋ

    Noun

    outing (plural outings)

    1. A pleasure trip or excursion.
      • 1944 September and October, A Former Pupil, “Some Memories of Crewe Works—I”, in Railway Magazine, page 285:
        This was a fine day's outing for anybody who had been cooped up in the shops for a few months.
    2. A performance in public, for example in a drama, film, on a musical album, as a sports contestant etc.
      • 2012, BBC News, “Daniel Radcliffe defends casting as poet Allen Ginsberg”, in bbc.co.uk‎[1]:
        The role is the latest dramatic outing for Radcliffe since the end of the successful Potter franchise.
      • 2017 October 14, Paul Doyle, “Mauricio Pellegrino yet to find attacking solution for stuttering Southampton”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian‎[2], London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 11 October 2026:
        Other erstwhile stalwarts are also wavering. Southampton had two of the best full-backs in the league last season but Ryan Bertrand has been below par this season and Cédric Soares made an uncharacteristic lapse that led to Stoke’s winning goal in Southampton’s last outing.
    3. The act of publicly revealing that a person is homosexual or transgender without that person's consent.
      • 2006, Matthew Hoddie, Ethnic Realignments:
        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.
    4. The act of revealing somebody as having a certain secret, such as being a secret agent or undercover detective.

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    Verb

    outing

    1. present participle and gerund of out

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