gallivant
v. UK //ɡˈælɪvˌænt// gal·li·vant Archaic
1809, from gallant (“wooing women”), originally in sense “to flirt”, broadened to mean “roaming without plan”.
1809, from gallant (“wooing women”), originally in sense “to flirt”, broadened to mean “roaming without plan”.
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