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gal⋅li⋅vant

  [gal-uh-vant, gal-uh-vant]
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–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; perh. fanciful alter. of gallant

Related forms:
gal⋅li⋅vant⋅er, noun
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gal·li·vant also gal·a·vant   (gāl'ə-vānt')   
intr.v.   gal·li·vant·ed also gal·a·vant·ed, gal·li·vant·ing also gal·a·vant·ing, gal·li·vants also gal·a·vants

  1. To roam about in search of pleasure or amusement. See Synonyms at wander.

  2. To play around amorously; flirt.


[Perhaps alteration of gallant.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

gallivant 
1819, probably a playful elaboration of gallant in an obsolete verbal sense of "play the gallant, flirt, gad about."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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