out ‧ ing /ˈaʊtɪŋ/ BrE AmE noun
1 . [countable] a short trip that a group of people take for pleasure
a family/school etc outing
a class outing to the ballet
outing to
an outing to the beach
on an outing
They had gone on an outing to the pool for Robert’s birthday.
2 . [uncountable and countable] when someone publicly says that someone else is ↑ homosexual , when that person does not want anyone to know