gallivant (redirected from gallivanted)

gal·li·vant also gal·a·vant  (gl-vnt)

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.

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[Perhaps alteration of gallant.]

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gallivant, galivant, galavant [ˈgælɪˌvænt]

vb

(intr) to go about in search of pleasure; gad about

[perhaps whimsical modification of gallant]

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

gallivant - wander aimlessly in search of pleasure gad, jazz around rove, stray, roam, vagabond, wander, swan, ramble, range, drift, tramp, cast, roll - move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment; "The gypsies roamed the woods"; "roving vagabonds"; "the wandering Jew"; "The cattle roam across the prairie"; "the laborers drift from one town to the next"; "They rolled from town to town"

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gallivant

verb gad about, wander, roam, run around, ramble, rove, range, go walkabout (Austral.), stravaig (Scot. & Northern English dialect) She shouldn't be gallivanting around filling her head with nonsense.

Translations

gallivant [ˈgælɪvænt] vi (= gad) to go gallivanting → se balader
to gallivant around → se balader

gallivant

vi → sich amüsieren; to gallivant about or around → sich herumtreiben, → herumstromern (pej); to gallivant off → losziehen (inf); I was out gallivanting last night → ich war gestern Abend bummeln or auf Achse (inf)

gallivant [ˈgælɪˌvænt] vi → andare in giro a divertirsi

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gallivant [ˈgælɪˌvænt] vi → andare in giro a divertirsi