Meaning & use
galivant
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To travel or wander from place to place seeking pleasure or entertainment (variant spelling of gallivant).
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The retired couple spends their days galivanting around Europe.
She would galivant off to parties every weekend during college.
A note on using this word
Galivant is an accepted variant spelling of gallivant, a word of uncertain origin possibly linked to 'gallant,' since it originally implied flirtatious wandering.
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