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Definition of gallivant verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

gallivant

verb

NAmE//ˈɡæləˌvænt//

[intransitive]Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they gallivant

he / she / it gallivants

past simple gallivanted

-ing form gallivanting

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(usually used in the progressive tenses) gallivant (around) (old-fashioned, informal) to go from place to place enjoying yourself You're too old to go gallivanting around Europe.

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