🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

소풍

Pronunciation / Transliteration: sopung

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Outing/ˈaʊ.tɪŋ/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #1500 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"우리는 국립공원으로 소풍을 계획했습니다."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A trip or excursion taken for pleasure or recreation.

    "We planned a weekend outing to the national park."
  2. 2

    The act of revealing someone's sexual orientation or identity, often against their will.

    "The outing of the celebrity sparked a national conversation about privacy."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'outing' originates from the verb 'out', which comes from Old English 'ūtan', meaning 'out of'. The suffix '-ing' denotes the action or process of going out, which has evolved to encompass various social contexts since the 19th century.

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