gallivant

== English == === Alternative forms === galavant, gallavant === Etymology === 1809, from gallant (“wooing women”), originally in sense “to flirt”, broadened to mean “roaming without plan”. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɡæl.ɪ.vænt/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈɡæl.ɪ.vænt/, /ˌɡæl.əˈvænt/ Rhymes: -ænt === Verb === gallivant (third-person singular simple present gallivants, present participle gallivanting, simple past and past participle gallivanted) (intransitive) To roam about for pleasure without any definite plan. Synonym: gad (intransitive, obsolete) To flirt, to romance. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References ===