WALKABOUT

walkabout

(noun) nomadic excursions into the bush made by an Aborigine

walkabout

(noun) a public stroll by a celebrity to meet people informally

walkabout

(noun) a walking trip or tour

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

walkabout (plural walkabouts)

(Australian aboriginal) A nomadic excursion into the bush, especially one taken by young teenage boys in certain ancient-custom honoring tribes.

A walking trip.

(British) A public stroll by some celebrity to meet a group of people informally.

An absence, usually from a regular place with a possibility of a return.

Source: Wiktionary



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6 May 2025

HEEDLESS

(adjective) marked by or paying little heed or attention; “We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we know now that it is bad economics”--Franklin D. Roosevelt; “heedless of danger”; “heedless of the child’s crying”


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