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mainstreeting

mainstreeting noun: greeting and interacting with people in a public place.

Noun

mainstreeting (uncountable)

  1. (Canada, US, informal) Greeting and interacting with people in a public place.
    • When fog over the British Columbia interior caused the Liberal leader to abort a campaign trip last week and repair to a shopping mall in downtown Vancouver for some "mainstreeting" among the shoppers, John C. Turner stole the show.1988 November 12, John F. Burns, “Reporter's Notebook: A Legend Campaigns In Canada”, in New York Times, retrieved 22 May 2014
    • Practising in Northfield what his staff calls "mainstreeting"—pottering past shops talking to passers-by—he ducks into an artist's supply shop.2008 June 19, David Usborne, “Al Franken's time: Can a comedian conquer the US senate?”, in The Independent, UK, retrieved 22 May 2014

Origin of mainstreeting

From main street + -ing.

Questions about mainstreeting

What does mainstreeting mean?
Mainstreeting means greeting and interacting with people in a public place.
What part of speech is mainstreeting?
Mainstreeting is a noun.

Words near mainstreeting in the dictionary

  1. mainstreamizing
  2. mainstreamness
  3. mainstreams
  4. mainstreamy
  5. mainstreet
  6. mainstreeting
  7. mainstreets
  8. mainstretch
  9. mainstretches
  10. mainswear
  11. mainswearing

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