Meaning & use
Galivanting
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Traveling or roaming around from place to place in search of fun or pleasure, often with little purpose.
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They spent the summer galivanting across Europe with no fixed itinerary.
Instead of studying, he was out galivanting with his friends all night.
A note on using this word
This is an accepted variant spelling of 'gallivanting', the more common form; both describe carefree, often irresponsible wandering.
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