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Definition outing in British English

outing noun

noun
/ˈaʊtɪŋ/
1

a short journey that you take for enjoyment

Example

a pleasant family outing

Example

an outing to a bowling alley

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2

an occasion when a player or team takes part in a sports competition

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3

the act of publicly saying that someone, especially a famous person, is gay, when the person did not want this to be known

Example

the recent outing of a Catholic bishop

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Definition outing in British English