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   [wawk-uh-bout]
noun
1.
Chiefly British.
a.
a walking tour.
b.
an informal public stroll taken by members of the royal family or by a political figure for the purpose of greeting and being seen by the public.
2.
Australian.
a.
a brief, informal leave from work, taken by an Aborigine to wander the bush, visit relatives, or return to native life.
b.
absence from work.
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1905–10; noun use of verb phrase walk about
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walkabout (ˈwɔːkəˌbaʊt)
 
—n
1.  a periodic nomadic excursion into the Australian bush made by a native Australian
2.  a walking tour
3.  an occasion when celebrities, royalty, etc, walk among and meet the public
4.  (Austral) go walkabout
 a.  to wander through the bush
 b.  informal to be lost or misplaced
 c.  informal to lose one's concentration

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walkabout
"periodic migration by a westernized Aboriginal into the bush," 1828, Australian Eng.
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