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gallivant — gal|li|vant [ˈgælıvænt] v [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: Perhaps from gallant] [i]informal to spend time enjoying yourself and going from place to place for pleasure used humorously in order to show disapproval gallivant about/around ▪ She should be… … Dictionary of contemporary English
gallivant — verb (I) informal or humorous to spend time enjoying yourself and going from place to place for pleasure: gallivant about/around: She spent six months gallivanting around Europe … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
gallivant — 1809, probably a playful elaboration of GALLANT (Cf. gallant) in an obsolete verbal sense of play the gallant, flirt, gad about. Related: Gallivanted; gallivanting. Young Lobski said to his ugly wife, I m off till to morrow to fish, my life; Says … Etymology dictionary
gallivant — [gal′ə vant΄] vi. [arbitrary elaboration of GALLANT] 1. Archaic to gad about with members of the opposite sex 2. to go about in search of amusement or excitement gallivanter n … English World dictionary
Gallivant — Gal li*vant, v. i. [From {Gallant}.] To play the beau; to wait upon the ladies; also, to roam about for pleasure without any definite plan. [Slang] Dickens. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gallivant — [v] run around, gad about cruise, jaunt, meander, mooch, ramble, range, roam, rove, stray, traipse, wander; concepts 149,224 Ant. behave … New thesaurus
gallivant — verb /ˈɡæl.ɪ.vænt,ˈɡæl.ɪ.vænt,ˌɡæl.əˈvænt/ 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 … Wiktionary
gallivant — Synonyms and related words: bat, bat around, bum, cast coquettish glances, coquet, count ties, divagate, drift, eye, flirt, flit, gad, gad about, go about, go the rounds, gold dig, hit the road, hit the trail, hobo, jaunt, knock about, knock… … Moby Thesaurus
gallivant — also galavant intransitive verb Etymology: perhaps alteration of 3gallant Date: 1823 1. to go about usually ostentatiously or indiscreetly with members of the opposite sex 2. to travel, roam, or move about for pleasure … New Collegiate Dictionary
gallivant — gallivanter, n. /gal euh vant , gal euh vant /, v.i. 1. to wander about, seeking pleasure or diversion; gad. 2. to go about with members of the opposite sex. Also, galavant. [1815 25; perh. fanciful alter. of GALLANT] * * * … Universalium
gallivant — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. roam, wander, gad. See travel, deviation. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. gad about, wander, traipse; see roam , walk 1 . III (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To move about at random, especially over a wide… … English dictionary for students
