GALLIVANT

gallivant, gad, jazz around

(verb) wander aimlessly in search of pleasure

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

gallivant (third-person singular simple present gallivants, present participle gallivanting, simple past and past participle gallivanted)

(intransitive) To roam about for pleasure without any definite plan.

Synonym: gad

(intransitive, obsolete) To flirt, to romance.

Source: Wiktionary


Gal"li*vant, v. i. Etym: [From Gallant.]

Definition: To play the beau; to wait upon the ladies; also, to roam about for pleasure without any definite plan. [Slang] Dickens.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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