"Out out"

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What the hell does this mean? If you go out, you go out. You're out. You don't need to say it twice. (Does this need to go in pedant corner?)

If you ban it we’ll have to revert to ‘avin it laarge’. Is that really what you want?

'Out out' came long before Micky Flanagan.

When I was young, out - was pub/bar/local - out out meant going on somewhere like a club or a bigger planned night.

You could look at it another way - out, home by 11ish, out out - much later one!

To those saying 'out' to the shops or walking the dog - that is not the first out of out-out. Where I'm from that's known as 'popping out' :)

It's way older than that. We used it when I was in my teens/20's and I'm 59 now. It meant going out clubbing whereas going out meant just going to the pub.

Standard question of an evening was are you going out or out out.

I've stopped going out out now. I have every intention but my bed starts calling at about half 10 🤣

In- half hearted dusting, making dinner, waiting for a delivery.
In In- PJs, sofa, face mask, box set & brand new bar of Cadburys.

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Going 'out' means just leaving the house, to work, run errands, shopping etc.

Going 'out out' means a big night out and/or partying to some degree.

It's just a bit of fun OP. However, you can just say going out, if it's not for you.

‘Out’ definitely doesn’t mean cinema/shop/work where I come from (if someone asked you if you were out at the weekend you wouldn’t say yes if you were just planning a trip to Tesco!) - it’s strictly bars or pubs, but it’s no biggie, no real thought as to what to wear required, home at reasonable time.

Add an extra out and you’re planning an outfit and writing off the next day (well I would be).

I like out out. It means deliberately and wholeheartedly out and it makes perfect sense to me!

It means having a big night out, usually implied that there's lots of drinking.

Even I know ‘out, out’ means a big one involving spending too much money and waking up with a half eaten donner on your pillow and a hangover.

I wonder if there are regional differences?

Where im from In Scotland "out" is a casual-ish night in the pub, few drinks but nothing wild.
"Out out" is pub then clubbing, boozy night staying out til pubs close.

You could already be in the pub and someone would say "are you going out,out?"

This was hatbwe said in late 90s/early 2000s as I remember it being what we said when o was at uni

Sorry I meant "out, out"'here means staying out til clubs close (pubs is just "out" lol)

@CharlotteBog we were actually talking about this in work today ( West Scotland ) my bosses daughter said she could wait to come “ home home “ after living in another city for 4 years lol 😂 what’s weird to me though is my house is my “ home “ but to my DD it’s her “ home home “…….. I think I need to get “ out out “ more tbh 😅

Agreed. If I tell someone I was out last night, they won't think I meant to do the big shop.

Out is a lowkey night out, like a few drinks with jeans on. Out out is getting dressed up, drinking and dancing, back in the wee hours.

Since the pandemic I feel like ‘out out’ is said with awe.

Out out?
Haven't heard it once once.
😂
Probably a different age bracket.

Nope ‘out’ doesn’t mean shopping!!

Out is a few drinks at the local pub

Out out is a bender and nightclubbing until 4am

I am 53 and my son is 25 (the other is 15 and doesn't go out out yet!), and we both use the term.
What age bracket are you?

You can accidentally go out out.

In fact, usually an out night which ends up as an out out, is better than an out out night .

To me (22f):
Out: drinks in a bar
Out out: clubbing

This

It sounds really daft, but it's quite widely used I think, especially with students and young adults.

I was really surprised when I asked my student son whether they said 'home home' and he said they did - some 30 years after I'd used it myself.

I bet they have a specific word for it in German or one of the Scandinavian languages!

I don’t remember that one, I’ll have to look it up. I remember his one saying ‘what happened to fingering, no one seems to do it any more!’ 🤣

You're right
Shops = nipping out
pub/town/activity = going out
gig/clubbing = out out.