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gallivant
[ gal-uh-vant, gal-uh-vant ]
verb (used without object)
- to wander about, seeking pleasure or diversion; gad.
- to go about frivolously and publicly with multiple romantic partners.
gallivant
/ ˈɡælɪˌvænt /
verb
- intr to go about in search of pleasure; gad about
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- gal·li·vant·er noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of gallivant1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of gallivant1
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Example Sentences
I spent two weeks gallivanting through the underbrush and swimming across a deep blue lake, savoring the reprieve from my parents and school.
In fact, what he wanted her to do, he said, was to gallivant—to gallivant all day long.
But when fortune favored him, Mr. Gallivant didn't bother with musty old law books.
He put his soul into it, and when Mr. Gallivant's soul got into anything it straightway began to hum.
Mr. Gallivant's soul was in many respects similar to a Corliss engine.
It must be owned that in the privacy of his office this conclusion brought something very like a frown upon Mr. Gallivant's brow.
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