make out

Anonymous Do we use "she made out with him"?

In what context would you wish to use these words?

I suspect it means what Harry Potter books have taught me is called "snogging" overseas.

We use "made out with" that way. I believe a generation before mine called it "necking."

BarbaraPA I believe a generation before mine called it "necking."

Ah, those were the days!

Anonymous do we use "she made out with him"

Yes, if you're euphemistically referring to kissing, necking, petting, snogging, etc. Also, sometimes called a "make-out session" or "making out."

However, there are other uses for the phrase "made out" or "making out" so context will dictate the meaning.

"She made out with him" would mean that the two in question had consensual intimate contact of a romantic nature. In saying, "She made out like a bandit" the words Made Out are being used to specify the results of a situation. One could ask, "How did she make out?" Depending on context, one might either be enquiring about the outcome of a previous encounter, or if she has an unfortunate tendency