"outing" in the noun sense
1. excursion, jaunt, outing, junket, pleasure trip, expedition, sashay
a journey taken for pleasure
"many summer excursions to the shore"
"it was merely a pleasure trip"
"after cautious sashays into the field"
2. field day, outing, picnic
a day devoted to an outdoor social gathering
"outing" in the verb sense
1. come out of the closet, out, come out
to state openly and publicly one's homosexuality
"This actor outed last year"
2. out
reveal (something) about somebody's identity or lifestyle
"The gay actor was outed last week"
"Someone outed a CIA agent"
3. out, come out
be made known be disclosed or revealed
"The truth will out"
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