Main Entry: walk·about

Pronunciation: \ˈwȯ-kə-ˌbau̇t\

Function: noun

Date: 1908

1 : a short period of wandering bush life engaged in by an Australian aborigine as an occasional interruption of regular work —often used in the phrase go walkabout <the man who went walkabout was making a ritual journey — Bruce Chatwin>
2 : something (as a journey) similar to a walkabout
3 : a walking tour; especially : one in which a well-known person mingles with the public <went walkabout in the streets>