FromMiddle Dutchutehangen,uuthangen,uythangen. Equivalent touit +‎hangen.

• IPA^(key):/ˈœy̯tˌɦɑ.ŋə(n)/

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• Hyphenation:uit‧han‧gen

uithangen

1. (transitive) tohangout

   Jij bent vast vergeten de wasuit te hangen.

   You probably forgot tohang out the laundry.

2. (transitive) toact like, tobehave like

   de clownuithangen

   toact like a clown

   Ga je nu gewoon de naziuithangen ofzo en duizenden mensen doden?

   Are you now just going toact like a Nazi or what and kill thousands of people?

In the sense "to act like", an accompanying noun is always preceded by the definite article, even when the English equivalent would use an indefinite article. The accompanying noun is usually singular.