hang about vs hang with

hang about

verb
  • Especially in the form to hang about with (someone): to spend time or be friends with. 

  • To linger, loiter, or stay. 

intj
  • wait a minute; hold on 

hang with

verb
  • To spend time with; to hang out with; to socialize with. 

How often have the words hang about and hang with occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )