walkabout

== English == === Etymology === Deverbal from walk about, originally in Australian Pidgin English; the Australian aboriginal word wokabat is derived from this term. === Noun === walkabout (plural walkabouts) (Australia) A period, often extended, during which an Aboriginal person left a station or settlement to travel on country, typically seasonally or for traditional cultural reasons; a journey by foot taken by an Aboriginal as a temporary withdrawal from white society. A walking trip. (UK) A public stroll by some celebrity to meet a group of people informally. An absence, usually from a regular place with a possibility of a return. ==== Derived terms ==== go walkabout walkabout disease ==== Translations ====