Green’s Dictionary of Slang

chilling n.

[chill (out) v. (2)]

the act of relaxing, hanging out.

[US]N.Y. Mag. 28 May 27/1: [black high school slang] ‘Chilling hard’ (hanging out).
[UK]Observer Rev. 21 May 5: I’m thinking of going back to school. Hanging out, chilling.
[US](con. 1990s) in J. Miller One of the Guys 56: ‘[It] be kinda fun, you know, bein’ around all your little friends, just chillin’’.