hang about

Verb

hang about (third-person singular simple present hangs about, present participle hanging about, simple past and past participle hung about)

1. (informal) To linger, loiter, or stay.
   • If you hang about after the show, you can meet the cast.
   • The stranger kept hanging about just inside the inn door, peering round the corner like a cat waiting for a mouse.1881–1882, Robert Louis Stevenson, “Black Dog Appears and Disappears”, in Treasure Island, London; Paris: Cassell & Company, published 14 November 1883, →OCLC, part I (The Old Buccaneer), page 12

   Synonyms:

   hang around, hang out

2. (informal) Especially in the form to hang about with (someone): to spend time or be friends with.
   • My daughter likes to hang about with older kids after school.

   Synonyms:

   hang around, hang out

Interjection

1. (UK, colloquial) wait a minute; hold on