outing

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   A pleasure trip or excursion.

   This was a fine day's outing for anybody who had been cooped up in the shops for a few months.

2. 2
   noun

   A performance in public, for example in a drama, film, on a musical album, as a sports contestant etc.

   The role is the latest dramatic outing for Radcliffe since the end of the successful Potter franchise.

3. 3
   noun

   The act of publicly revealing that a person is homosexual or transgender without that person's consent.

   Advocates for gay and lesbian issues suggest the increase in discharges reflects the hostility of the military towards homosexual soldiers and a growing number of "forced outings" of gay and lesbian troops.

4. 4
   noun

   a journey taken for pleasure

5. 5
   noun

   a day devoted to an outdoor social gathering

6. 6
   noun

   The act of revealing somebody as having a certain secret, such as a being a secret agent or undercover detective.

7. 7
   verb

   present participle and gerund of out

Etymology

From out + -ing. Compare Old English yting ("outing, journey").