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the art of doing nothing together until it secretly becomes everything.
means A casual place or gathering where people spend relaxed time together with no particular agenda.
from From the verb phrase "hang out," where "hang" traces back to Old English "hangian" (to be suspended). The sense of loitering or dawdling about — hanging around a place rather than from a hook — grew in the 1800s, and "hangout" as a noun for a favorite haunt followed, originally tinged with the slightly disreputable air of a den where idlers and rogues hung about.
- origin
- 1840s American slang for a habitual loitering spot
- low stakes
- the only event with no agenda and no RSVP
- science
- loose ties from hangouts predict happiness more than close ones
- third place
- sociologists call these neutral grounds essential to communities
- google ghost
- a video app once stole the name, then quietly died
central perk — fictional coffee shop where the cast of friends gathered for 10 seasons
cheers bar — boston bar where regulars gathered in the tv series set from 1982-1993
skywalker ranch — george lucas's 5,000-acre estate in marin county where filmmakers and creatives gather