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walkabout

walkabout

1 7.9
An informal public walk by a celebrity to meet fans
  • noun
  • /ˈwɔːkəˌbaʊt/
  • Literature
translation icon : paseo
  • You're not in the pub at Walkabout Creek now.

Examples

  • He runs a safari business out of somewhere called Walkabout Creek.

  • I suppose you don't have any shrinks at Walkabout Creek?

  • Thanks for linking up with the Walkabout!

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  • I'm from Walkabout Creek in the Northern Territory.

  • She was the one that put Walkabout Creek on the international scene.

  • Welcome to Walkabout Creek.

  • I was thinking I could be sitting in the bar at Walkabout Creek right now, gazing across at Wally and Nugget and Donk.

  • The famous actor surprised fans with a walkabout at the film festival, stopping to take selfies and sign autographs.

  • During her walkabout through the city, the politician greeted locals and listened to their concerns.

  • The royal family often participates in a walkabout to connect with the community and celebrate local events.

Antonyms

50 3.5

To choose not to take part in something

Remain inside a building to avoid bad weather or danger

How Informal

walkabout
  • Literature
1 7.9
appearance
408 2.6
meeting
1.0
ceremony
901 2.5

Surface Forms

walkabout singular
walkabouts plural

Morphology

walkabout = walk (transparent) = about + walk

The meaning is directly built from 'walk' + 'about' (= walking around among people) and is readily inferable. [Postprocessing: moved 'about' from base_words to prefix]

Etymology

Walkabout comes from Australian English and the simple idea of walk + about, meaning 'to walk around' among people or in public places. A helpful way to remember the modern sense is to imagine a celebrity or politician 'walking about' through a crowd to meet fans and voters, which is why a walkabout is an informal public walk to meet people.