as in haunt
a place for spending time or for socializing
a favorite hangout of senior citizens is the local community center
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His house was a favorite hangout of the Grateful Dead in the ’70s, built with wood salvaged from the Venice Beach pier.
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August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 15 Jan. 2025
Family-friendly Offerings A colleague on the ship with her teenage daughter had plenty of time to read and relax thanks to The Beach House, a hangout for 13-to17-year-olds, where her adorable daughter had a blast and made more friends than any of us adults.
—Nina Ruggiero, Travel + Leisure, 31 Jan. 2025
Rather than forfeit their habitat, the snakes have resourcefully adapted with it, riding the rising plateau into the cold, thin air from their poolside hangouts.
—Ryley Graham, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Jan. 2025
Not all hangouts have to be activity-based, either.
—Aditi Shrikant, CNBC, 28 Jan. 2025
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August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 15 Jan. 2025
Family-friendly Offerings A colleague on the ship with her teenage daughter had plenty of time to read and relax thanks to The Beach House, a hangout for 13-to17-year-olds, where her adorable daughter had a blast and made more friends than any of us adults.
—Nina Ruggiero, Travel + Leisure, 31 Jan. 2025
Rather than forfeit their habitat, the snakes have resourcefully adapted with it, riding the rising plateau into the cold, thin air from their poolside hangouts.
—Ryley Graham, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Jan. 2025
Not all hangouts have to be activity-based, either.
—Aditi Shrikant, CNBC, 28 Jan. 2025
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“Hangout.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hangout. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.
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