English
Alternative spellings
galavant
Etymology
From gallant.
Pronunciation
Gal"li*vant
audio|en-us-gallivant.ogg|Audio (US)
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ænt|-ænt
Intransitive verb
en-verb|gallivant|ing
#obsolete To flirt, to romance.
#To roam about for pleasure without any definite plan.
#:1914 Bertram, it is true, when he heard of the plan, rebelled, and asserted that what Billy needed was a rest, an entire rest from care and labor. In fact, what he wanted her to do, he said, was to gallivant -- to gallivant all day long. � Eleanor H.Porter Miss Billy--Married, Chapter 18.
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