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gallivant verb [ ˈɡalɪvant ]

• go around from one place to another in the pursuit of pleasure or entertainment.
• "she quit her job to go gallivanting around the globe"
Similar: gad, flit, jaunt, run, roam, wander, travel, range, rove, ramble, traipse, stray,
Origin: early 19th century: perhaps an alteration of gallant.


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