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Meanings of gallivant in English

Spanish
vagar

Wander aimlessly in search of pleasure.

vagar
Usage of gallivant in English
1
His mates were over for a motorbike gallivant with him around Ireland.
The Irish Times
2
He always was a fellow to gallivant around instead of 'tending to business.
Cabbages and Kings
3
And will go gallivant with the light and air myself.
Leaves of Grass
4
Meanwhile, the UK couldn't just gallivant around the world cutting trade deals with other countries.
Reuters
5
I watched our server gallivant from customer to customer.
Internecine
6
Together the duo gallivant about the world.
Reuters
7
I'm too busy "to gallivant", as Ted calls it.
Jo's Boys
8
These females like to gallivant: they regularly spurn the attentions of previous lovers, preferring to make fresh conquests.
Dr Tatiana's Sex Advice to All Creation
9
But I never, ever gallivant.
Shadow's son
10
A visit to the Portland Museum of Art, near Congress Square, is a must before one begins a gallery gallivant.
BBC
11
I don't gallivant, darling.
Shadow's son
12
You prefer to gallivant about town with Comyn and Charles Fox, and with all those wild gentlemen who go to Brooks's.
Richard Carvel — Volume 05
13
In the first place, it assumes that the male would gallivant if he could-andthat being faithful is not actually in his interest.
Dr Tatiana's Sex Advice to All Creation
14
They play on June 7 and you'll need to pay €35 (plus TM tax) to see the two French lads gallivant behind that giant cross.
The Irish Times
15
You should know better than to go gallivanting around town all night.
A taste of magic
16
Gallivanting around the starways while us poor humans have to stay home.
Dead Giveaway
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Translations for gallivant
Gallivant through the time