hang out /ˈhæŋ ˈaʊt/ verb5 •(slang) To spend time with somebody; to regularly meet with somebody.After the film, do you want to go hang out?He hung out with his friends all day yesterday. •(slang) To lodge or reside; to exist.Mr Bob Sawyer... inquired: I say, old boy, where do you hang out? Mr. Pickwick replied that he was at present suspended at the George and Vulture. — 1836 •(informal, old-fashioned) To be unyielding; to hold out.The juryman hangs out against an agreement. •(informal) To endure or delay. •(informal) To crave or desperately want (something). formshung out · hanging out · hangs out