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OWT-ing/ˈaʊtɪŋ/

An outing is a short pleasure trip, often for a group: a school outing, a family outing, a day outing. Trip and excursion are cousins; excursion is a little more formal. Journey stresses travel time. Outing is not “being outed”. Do not write outing when you mean outgoing (friendly — later), or outing vs outings spelling.

Meaning

A short trip for pleasure, often for a group.

Examples

• “The class outing to the castle is on Friday.”
• “The nursery outing to the farm was cancelled.”
• “We planned a Sunday outing to the seaside.”

Good to know

a school / family outing. Cousins: trip, excursion. Mix-up: outgoing.

Near in meaning

trip

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