SINCE 1828
go walkabout
idiomDefinition of go walkabout
1
: to go on a walkabout (a long walking journey on land that is far from towns and cities)
an Aborigine who has gone walkabout
2
British, informal + humorous
—used to say that something or someone cannot be found My keys have gone walkabout.
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