They had met after school in Hackney, sitting on the wall outside the off-licence where the kids used to hang about.
Mary's plane was late so she had to hang about in the airport all morning.
This reminds me unpleasantly of Sunnyhill School in Streatham, with its harsh tarmac, where I used to hang about in corners fantasising about wildlife.
I was tempted to hang about the kitchen, where Tape-Glasses stood wedged in the corner, waiting for tea.