"hall pass" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: hall passes [plural]
Etymology: From hall + pass. Etymology templates: {{af|en|hall|pass}} hall + pass Head templates: {{en-noun}} hall pass (plural hall passes)
  1. (US) A permit to be out of class during school hours. Tags: US
    Sense id: en-hall_pass-en-noun-d1FDTnbs Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 56 44 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 55 45 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 58 42
  2. (by extension, informal) An agreement to temporarily or conditionally relax monogamy in a relationship. Tags: broadly, informal Categories (topical): Sexuality
    Sense id: en-hall_pass-en-noun-dAbFF6J5 Disambiguation of Sexuality: 30 70 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 55 45
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (topical): Education Synonyms: hallpass, hall-pass
Disambiguation of Education: 0 0

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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