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gallivant

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gallivant /ˈɡalɪvant /
verb [no object, with adverbial] informal go around from one place to another in the pursuit of pleasure or entertainment:
she quit her job to go gallivanting around the globe.
– ORIGIN early 19th century: perhaps an alteration of gallant.
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