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hangout

Syllabification: hang·out

Pronunciation: /ˈhaNGˌout

 

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noun

• informal a place one frequently visits: I nursed a beer at a favorite college hangoutMore example sentences

• In an effort to reach out to such youngsters, in 1994 members of the committee took the initiative to pay frequent visits to teen hang-outs.
• The idea was to create a juke box for all kinds of convivial settings-from parties in parks to hang-outs on college campuses.
• Shopping areas, schools and colleges, hang-outs and eateries may be mushrooming but where is the space to park?

longshot


IN BRIEF: n. - A photograph taken from a distance.



 parti pris
 (pär'tē prē')
n., pl., par·tis pris (pär'tē).
An inclination for or against something or someone that affects judgment; prejudice or bias.

[French : parti, decision, side + pris, taken.]