Hang English Meaning Spend Time Synonym British/Australian House

Meaning: to spend time somewhere without doing anything useful

• hang around Are you just going to hang around the house all day, or are you going to go out and do something?
  
  
• hang around The local teenagers would hang around in the park for hours after school.
  
  

Variety: Thisis typically used in British and Australian English but may be used in other varieties of English too.