# outing

Pronunciation: say "OW-ting" /ˈaʊtɪŋ/

## Noun

1. A short trip taken for pleasure or recreation, usually away from one's home or routine.
   - Simple: A short, fun trip away from home, just for enjoyment.
   - _The hiking club organized an outing to the coastal cliffs._
   - _Their Sunday outing took them through three small mountain villages._
2. The act of publicly revealing that a person is gay or transgender without their consent.
   - Simple: Telling people that someone is gay or transgender when that person did not want it shared.
   - _The reporter's outing of the politician was widely condemned as unethical._
   - _Activists warned that a careless outing could endanger people in hostile communities._
3. The act of revealing that somebody holds a particular secret, such as being a spy or undercover detective.
   - Simple: The act of telling others a hidden truth about someone, such as that they are a secret spy.
   - _The journalist's outing of the double agent ended his career in intelligence._
   - _An accidental outing exposed the detective who had spent months building his cover._
4. A public performance or appearance, such as in a play, film, album, or sporting contest.
   - Simple: A time when someone performs or competes in front of other people.
   - _The band's new album marks their strongest outing in a decade._
   - _The goalkeeper had a shaky outing against the league leaders._

## Verb

5. Present participle and gerund of out. — present participle and gerund of out
   - Simple: The -ing form of out. Use it after am, is, are, was or were, or to name the action.
   - _The tabloid was accused of outing a public figure against their wishes._
   - _Outing a coworker without her consent broke the company's privacy rules._

## Origin

Formed from "out" plus the suffix "-ing", comparable to Old English "yting" meaning "outing, journey".

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/outing (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).