abhängen

to hang out, chill, do nothing (with friends)

Origin

In its colloquial and youth-slang sense, „abhängen“ means roughly 'to spend time with no apparent occupation, in idleness and doing nothing' – usually relaxing with friends. The DWDS records this sense with examples mainly from the 2000s and lists „rumhängen“ and „chillen“ as synonyms. The usage is often interpreted as a calque of English 'to hang out'.

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Examples

  • Wir bei ab.

    We're just gonna hang out at my place today.