'hangout' originates from the phrase 'hang out,' where 'hang' meant 'to suspend' and 'out' indicated 'outside.'

'hang out' was used in the 19th century to mean 'to loiter' or 'to spend time idly,' and eventually became the noun 'hangout' to describe a place for socializing.

Initially, it meant 'to loiter or spend time idly,' but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'a place for socializing.'