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footloose

[ foot-loos ]

adjective

  1. free to go or travel about; not confined by responsibilities:

    After graduation, she backpacked through Europe, footloose and fancy-free.

    Synonyms: unattached, fancy-free, carefree, unencumbered



footloose

/ ˈfʊtˌluːs /

adjective

  1. free to go or do as one wishes
  2. eager to travel; restless

    to feel footloose

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of footloose1

First recorded in 1690–1700; foot + loose
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Example Sentences

That footloose pair was adding day hikes to their thru-hike because they wanted to have more fun.

They were poor and footloose, and they found a fresh way to snub conventions about how a woman ought to live.

On a footloose pilgrimage to the American Southwest, Wright realized that sometimes the best approach to a creative project is to just wing it and hope everything works out.

If Footloose, the Kevin Bacon film from 1984, ever gets an Asian remake, Tokyo might be the place to shoot it.

They also banned the "Arab Idol" competition because anyone who has ever watched Footloose knows music is evil.

Footloose without Bacon is like Thanksgiving without the turkey!

She lived as a footloose single lady, the kind who indulged in permanent waves and would drop $20 on a coat with a fur collar.

Laurenti wowed at the Boston auditions with her jazzy performance of “Blue Skies” and won fans with her Footloose-inspired story.

This was simply because all Long's dealers were doing a Monte Carlo business in back and he was the only one footloose.

Imry picked Danson because hes a footloose artist who paints illustrations for magazines.

The whole success of Tarrant Enterprises, Ltd., hinged on its being entirely footloose.

Was it a year ago, or only a few days, that he had been the footloose owner-manager-working force of Tarrant Enterprises, Ltd.?

But I do hope you've got your railroad built and are footloose and free to take another commission.

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