əˌvænt, ˌgæl verb (used without object)
1.
to wander about, seeking pleasure or diversion; gad.
2.
to go about with members of the opposite sex.
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| —vb | |
| (intr) to go about in search of pleasure; gad about | |
| [C19: perhaps whimsical modification of | |
| galivant, galivant or galavant | |
| —vb | |
| [C19: perhaps whimsical modification of | |
| galavant, galivant or galavant | |
| —vb | |
| [C19: perhaps whimsical modification of | |
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gallivant
1819, probably a playful elaboration of gallant in an obsolete verbal sense of "play the gallant, flirt, gad about." Related: Gallivanting.
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