out|ing

out|ing
out|ing «OW tihng», noun, adjective.
–noun.
1. a) a short pleasure trip or excursion; walk or drive: »

On Sunday the family went on an outing to the beach.

b) a holiday spent outdoors away from home: »

a weekend outing on the sea.

2. a public appearance or performance in a specific role: »

his first outing as a pitcher in the major leagues.

3. a) the revealing of a person's homosexuality, especially a person who is well-known: »

The real puzzle is in trying to come up with something helpful to say about outing: gay activists' narking on people for being gay (Spy Magazine).

b) the disclosure of a hidden identity; unmasking: »

She was excoriated for outing an undercover officer.

–adjective.
of or for an outing: »

an outing dress.


Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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