Origin: Germanic Old English prefix
Outing has 4 different meanings across 1 category:
a journey taken for pleasure
"many summer excursions to the shore"
"it was merely a pleasure trip"
"after cautious sashays into the field"
A pleasure trip or excursion.
"The whole family is planning a picnic outing to the beach this weekend."
present participle of out
"The stormy weather forced us to call off our camping outing until next weekend."