noun
Meaning 1
A permit to be out of class during school hours.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US
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Phrase guide
hall pass
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noun
Meaning 2
An agreement to temporarily or conditionally relax monogamy in a relationship.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly, informal
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noun
Meaning 3
written permission from a teacher for a student to be out the classroom and in the halls of the school
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: pass, laissez passer
History
Etymology
From hall + pass.