gallivant
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gallivant
- /ˈɡæl.ɪ.vænt/ UK
- /ˈɡæl.ɪ.vænt/ US
- /ˌɡæl.əˈvænt/ US
Rhymes with -ænt
Where it comes from
1809, from gallant (“wooing women”), originally in sense “to flirt”, broadened to mean “roaming without plan”.
verb gallivants · gallivanting · gallivanted · galavant · gallavant
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To roam about for pleasure without any definite plan.
Bertram, it is true, when he heard of the plan, rebelled, and asserted that what Billy needed was a rest, an entire rest from care and labor. In fact, what he wanted her to do, he said, was to gallivant – to gallivant all day long.
Similar: gad
- To flirt, to romance. 'That you never go gallivanting with Chloe again. You both "don't mean anything", but suppose you did happen to get the girl discharged with a very dubious character? Should you see any alternative to behaving either as a fool or a knave to put it right?'
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verb roam about for pleasure
| Español | pasear, callejear, yirar, ruar |
|---|---|
| Français | flâner |
| Deutsch | herumstreunen, herumbummeln |
| Italiano | vagare, girovagare, gironzolare, bighellonare, andare a zonzo |
| Русский | гуля́ть guljátʹ, слоня́ться slonjátʹsja, шля́ться šljátʹsja |
| العربية | تسكع |
verb flirt, romance
| Français | flirter, conter fleurette |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | flirten, schäkern |
| Русский | флиртовать flirtovatʹ |
Talk about this word "gallivant." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/gallivant. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. gallivant. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/gallivant "gallivant." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/gallivant.Cite this
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title = {gallivant},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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