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# How to pronounce "makeout" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA**: `/mækɪːʊt/`
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **ma·ke·out**

## Meaning & Usage

### NOUN
- An act of making out; passionate kissing or petting.
  - *Example*: "a makeout spot"

### Example Sentences
- "a makeout spot"
- "What I miss is the makeout."
- "I mean, high school me didn’t get the backseat makeout session."

### Common Phrases
- backseat makeout
- makeout session

## Real-Life Native Speaker Examples (3 Video Clips)

Listen to native speakers pronounce "makeout" in real conversation:

### Example 1
> "moment just before the kiss begins? What I miss is the makeout. That's what I go for if I had an night on the lam, the married woman says, looking at a couple who have rolled off"
- **Watch at 27:05**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4YX7ZU3pnU&t=1625s)

### Example 2
> "I mean it gave us shopping malls, and drive thru restaurants, and the backseat makeout session. I mean, high school me didn’t get the backseat makeout session. But, other people did!"
- **Watch at 2:42**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S64zRnnn4Po&t=162s)

### Example 3
> "And car culture changed the way that Americans lived and shopped. I mean it gave us shopping malls, and drive thru restaurants, and the backseat makeout session. I mean, high school me didn’t get the backseat makeout session."
- **Watch at 2:36**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S64zRnnn4Po&t=156s)


## How to Pronounce "makeout"

- **Syllables**: ma · ke · out
- **IPA**: `/mækɪːʊt/`
- **Listen for**: the stressed syllable in the clips above — notice how surrounding sounds blend in natural speech.

## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce “makeout”?
“makeout” is pronounced /mækɪːʊt/ (ma · ke · out). Listen to the native-speaker clips above to hear it in real conversation.

### How many syllables are in “makeout”?
“makeout” has 3 syllables: ma · ke · out.

### What does “makeout” mean?
An act of making out; passionate kissing or petting.

### How can I hear “makeout” used in real sentences?
This page has 3 real-world video examples of “makeout” with synchronized subtitles. Use Previous / Next (or ← / → keys) to hear each one at the exact moment it is spoken.


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