Related Searches
Nearby Words
Synonyms

gallivant

 [gal-uh-vant, gal-uh-vant]   Origin

gal·li·vant

   [gal-uh-vant, gal-uh-vant]
verb (used without object)
1.
to wander about, seeking pleasure or diversion; gad.
2.
to go about with members of the opposite sex.
Also, galavant.

Origin:
1815–25; perhaps fanciful alteration of gallant

Related forms
gal·li·vant·er, noun
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source Link To gallivant

00:10

00:09

00:08

00:07

00:06

00:05

00:04

00:03

00:02

00:01

Gallivant is one of our favorite verbs.
So is absquatulate. Does it mean:
to flee; abscond:
to chew (food) slowly and thoroughly.
LEARN MORE FUN, UNUSUAL VERBS WITH WORD DYNAMO...
Collins
World English Dictionary
gallivant, galivant or galavant (ˈɡælɪˌvænt)
 
—vb
(intr) to go about in search of pleasure; gad about
 
[C19: perhaps whimsical modification of gallant]
 
galivant, galivant or galavant
 
—vb
 
[C19: perhaps whimsical modification of gallant]
 
galavant, galivant or galavant
 
—vb
 
[C19: perhaps whimsical modification of gallant]

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
Etymonline
Word Origin & History

gallivant
1819, probably a playful elaboration of gallant in an obsolete verbal sense of "play the gallant, flirt, gad about." Related: Gallivanting.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Cite This Source
Partners:WordBloglinesCitysearchThe Daily BeastAsk AnswersAsk KidsLife123SendoriThesaurus
Dictionary.com, LLC. Copyright © 2012. All rights reserved.
About Privacy Policy Terms of Use API Careers Advertise with Us Contact Us Help
  • Please Login or Sign Up to use the Recent Searches feature
FAVORITES
RECENT