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outings

outings is the plural of outing.

Meaning of outing

Noun

outing (plural outings)

  1. 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.1944 September and October, A Former Pupil, “Some Memories of Crewe Works—I”, in Railway Magazine, page 285
  2. 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.2012, BBC News, Daniel Radcliffe defends casting as poet Allen Ginsberg
  3. 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.2006, Matthew Hoddie, Ethnic Realignments
  4. The act of revealing somebody as having a certain secret, such as a being a secret agent or undercover detective.

Questions about outings

What is outings the plural of?
Outings is the plural of outing.

Words near outings in the dictionary

  1. outinfluences
  2. outinfluencing
  3. outing
  4. outing flannel
  5. outing flannels
  6. outings
  7. outinnovate
  8. outinnovated
  9. outinnovates
  10. outinnovating
  11. outinsult

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