hang about
hang about
verbDefinition of HANG ABOUT
intransitive verb
British : hang 12
Examples of HANG ABOUT
- <a London slum where lots of unemployed young men could be seen hanging about>
- <we'll be hanging about at the pub if you need us>
First Known Use of HANG ABOUT
1781
Related to HANG ABOUT
Synonyms: bum, chill, dally, dawdle, dillydally, drone, footle, goof (off), hack (around), hang (around or out), idle [British], kick around, kick back, laze, lazy, loaf, loll, lounge, veg out
Related Words: fiddle (around), fool, mess, monkey, muck, piddle, play, potter (around), putter (around), trifle; doze, estivate (also aestivate), hibernate; lag, linger, loiter, poke, relax, rest, tarry; amble, mosey, saunter, stroll, swan; furlough, goldbrick, malinger, truant
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