Street Lingo

noun a period of time spent waiting or loitering

verb to spend time in a place without any specific purpose

preposition used to indicate loitering or spending time in a particular place

• I have noticed that some students tend to hang around the library after classes.
• Let's just hang around the park and chill for a while.
• We should totally hang around the mall this weekend.
• Negative thoughts tend to hang around in my mind longer than I'd like.

noun a slang term for a close friend or companion

• I invited my childhood homie to the formal dinner party.
• Hey homie, let's grab some pizza and chill tonight.
• Me and my homie are hitting up the club tonight.
• My trusty old guitar is like a homie that never lets me down.