outings
outings is the plural of outing.
Meaning of outing
Noun
outing (plural outings)
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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.
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