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"hang about" is correct and usable in written English.
It is an informal idiom that is often used as a way of telling someone to wait or delay. For example: "Hang about, I need to find my keys before we can leave."
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hang about
verb
To stay, linger or loiter.
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But hang about!
So, why hang about?
"Hang about, Thor's mythical, right?
Though, hang about, here's Wallace and Grommit!
They don't hang about in Mercedes-land.
They cluster and hang about, angling for a nip.
Hang about," he said, with a doubtful frown.
Hang about.. Women have to fund women's services?
Hang about, your first single was Karma Chameleon?
"You have got to hang about with each other, so I think that certainly helps you.
Noel Coward identified the speed as important - "you never, ever, hang about" he once said approvingly.
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