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gallivant
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gal·li·vant

intransitive verb \ˈga-lə-ˌvant\

Definition of GALLIVANT

1
: to go about usually ostentatiously or indiscreetly with members of the opposite sex
2
: to travel, roam, or move about for pleasure

Variants of GALLIVANT

gal·li·vant also gal·a·vant \ˈga-lə-ˌvant\

Examples of GALLIVANT

  1. They've been gallivanting all over town.
  2. He's been gallivanting around the country when he ought to be looking for a job.

Origin of GALLIVANT

perhaps alteration of 3gallant
First Known Use: 1823

Related to GALLIVANT

Synonyms
bat, cruise, drift, float, gad (about), wander (also galavant), kick around, knock (about), maunder, meander, mooch, ramble, range, roam, rove, traipse

Rhymes with GALLIVANT

adamant, commandant, complaisant, confidant, confidante, cormorant, corposant, Corybant, covenant, dilettante, disenchant, hierophant, interplant, pitcher plant, power plant, rubber plant, spider plant, sycophant

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