gallivant
1809, from gallant ("wooing women"), originally in sense “to flirt”, broadened to mean “roaming without plan”. Pronunciation
  • (British) IPA: /ˈɡæl.ɪ.vænt/
  • (America) IPA: /ˈɡæl.ɪ.vænt/, /ˌɡæl.əˈvænt/
Verb

gallivant (gallivants, present participle gallivanting; past and past participle gallivanted)

  1. (intransitive) To roam about for pleasure without any definite plan.
    Synonyms: gad
  2. (intransitive, obsolete) To flirt, to romance.
Translations
  • Russian: гуля́ть
Translations
  • Russian: флиртовать



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