secret places where someone can hide or stay hidden, often used for refuges during emergencies or by people avoiding capture.
Compound word from 'hide' (from Old English 'hydan' meaning 'to conceal') and 'out' (from Old English 'ut' meaning 'away from'). The compound emerged in American English in the early 1900s.
Hideouts capture something essential about human nature—we all instinctively want a secret place that's just ours, which is why tree houses, blanket forts, and secret rooms appeal to children and adults alike.
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