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foot⋅loose

  [foot-loos]
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–adjective
free to go or travel about; not confined by responsibilities.
Origin:
1690–1700; foot + loose

Synonyms:
unencumbered, carefree, fancy-free, unattached.
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foot·loose   (fŏŏt'lōōs')   
adj.  Having no attachments or ties; free to do as one pleases.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Word Origin & History

footloose 
1699, in literal sense of "free to move the feet, unshackled," from foot + loose. Fig. sense of "free to act as one pleases" is from 1873.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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