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Old 15-Aug-2005, 08:14
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Exclamation Department outing

Hello everyone,
Would you please tell me the meaning of department outing in this sentence?

She said someone told her during the department outing last weekend.

Thanks in advance

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Old 16-Aug-2005, 23:28
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Default Re: Department outing

It means they went somewhere for a social event outside the normal working environment.
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