to gallivant
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8.4
- verb
- /ˈɡælɪˌvænt/
- Informal
:
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- Last summer, we spent our days gallivanting from one beach to another, enjoying the sun and surf.
- go gallivanting
- gallivanting around the globe
- gallivanting around Europe
take the few deep breaths, put on a bold lip and gallivant away.
- take the few deep breaths, put on a bold lip and gallivant away.
- I feel like she's gallivanting the globe right now on trip after trip after trip.
- And and very shortly after that, I realized you can't be a dad and be gallivanting around the world with Rock'n'roll.
- Well, you're gallivanting around your house and you're, you're putting your own family in fear.
- This is the result of you sleeping until fucking noon every fucking day because you're gallivanting little girlfriend.
Examples
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But several times, at an hour when other children were in bed, Jeff took me gallivanting on his motorcycle.
Fiction book (1999) -
Junior is out gallivanting with his friends.
Fiction book (1995) -
How are we ever gonna catch this thing if you go gallivanting off on your own all the time?
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We're not driving around gallivanting, people.
Blog text (14) -
While he was gallivanting about, she was figuring out how to be alive all by herself.
Fiction book (1997) -
People got a whole lot of pleasure out of just watching him strut and march gallivanting there in real style.
Academic text (2012) -
I feel like she's gallivanting the globe right now on trip after trip after trip.
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She's already doing his job in the Middle East while he goes off gallivanting in Brazil.
Blog text (28) -
He was always off gallivanting around the world, hard-charging, making money, making deals.
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Hopping John is a seasoned world traveler, gallivanting across the globe as he moves from adventure to adventure.
Blog text (8)
Synonyms
379
1.3
Move around without a fixed direction, often slowly and in curves
189
2.5
Move around without a fixed place, often while looking for something
3
9.0
To move around places for pleasure without a plan
1
9.7
To walk around without a clear destination for pleasure
1
9.9
To move from place to place without a home
To go from place to place for fun without a plan
Move around without a plan to have fun
To travel from place to place in a free, adventurous way
Antonyms
How Aimless
Surface Forms
Etymology
Gallivant probably comes from the older word gallant, a polite or showy person who went about visiting people 'for fun'. So, to gallivant means to travel or roam for pleasure without a fixed plan.