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gadabout

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gad·a·bout  (gd-bout)
n.
One who roams or roves about, as in search of amusement or social activity.
gadabout [ˈgædəˌbaʊt]
n
Informal a person who restlessly seeks amusement
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.gadabout - a restless seeker after amusement or social companionship
quester, searcher, seeker - someone making a search or inquiry; "they are seekers after truth"
Translations
gadabout [ˈgædəbaʊt] N → azotacalles mf inv, pindonga f
gadabout
n → rastloser Geist; (who likes travelling) → Reiseonkel m → /-tante f; she’s a real gadabout, out somewhere every evening → sie ist sehr unternehmungslustig, jeden Abend ist sie irgendwo anders
gadabout [ˈgædəˌbaʊt] n (fam) → girellone/a
gadabout [ˈgædəˌbaʊt] n (fam) → girellone/a


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Yet why should I, after all, abuse the gadabout propensities of my countrymen?
Tom Brown's Schooldays by Hughes, Thomas View in context
In France, meliora probant, deteriora sequuntur - the people are too much a race of gadabouts to maintain those household proprieties of which, indeed, they have a delicate appreciation, or at least the elements of a proper sense.
Poems by Poe, Edgar Allan View in context
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