gallivant

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Alternative spellings 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Pronunciation 1.4 Verb 1.4.1 Translations

[edit] English

[edit] Alternative spellings

• galavant

[edit] Etymology

From gallant.

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈgæl.ɪ.vænt/
• (US) IPA: /ˈgæl.ɨ.vænt/, /ˌgæl.əˈvænt/
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• Rhymes: -ænt

[edit] Verb

to gallivant (third-person singular simple present gallivants, present participle gallivanting, simple past and past participle gallivanted)

1. (intransitive) To roam about for pleasure without any definite plan.

   1914 Bertram, it is true, when he heard of the plan, rebelled, and asserted that what Billy needed was a rest, an entire rest from care and labor. In fact, what he wanted her to do, he said, was to gallivant -- to gallivant all day long. — Eleanor H.Porter Miss Billy--Married, Chapter 18.

2. (intransitive, obsolete) To flirt, to romance.

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