hang around

Questions about hang around

What does hang around mean?

hang around means "be about".

What is another word for hang around?

Close synonyms include loiter, lounge, footle, lollygag, loaf. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is hang around a common word?

hang around is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.