outing
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English
Etymology
From out + -ing. Compare Old English yting ("outing, journey").
Pronunciation
Noun
outing (plural outings)
- A pleasure trip or excursion.
- 1944 September and October, A Former Pupil, “Some Memories of Crewe Works—I”, in Railway Magazine, page 285:
- This was a fine day's outing for anybody who had been cooped up in the shops for a few months.
- A performance in public, for example in a drama, film, on a musical album, as a sports contestant etc.
- 2017 October 14, Paul Doyle, “Mauricio Pellegrino yet to find attacking solution for stuttering Southampton”, in the Guardian:
- Other erstwhile stalwarts are also wavering. Southampton had two of the best full-backs in the league last season but Ryan Bertrand has been below par this season and Cédric Soares made an uncharacteristic lapse that led to Stoke’s winning goal in Southampton’s last outing.
- The practice of publicly revealing that a person is homosexual or transgender without that person's consent.
- 2006, Matthew Hoddie, Ethnic Realignments:
- 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.
Derived terms
Translations
excursion
appearance in public
public revelation of homosexuality
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Verb
outing
- present participle and gerund of out