1. informal : to travel, roam, or move about for pleasure. been gallivanting all over town. 2. dated, informal : to go about usually ostentatiously or indiscreetly with members of the opposite sex.
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Examples of Gallivant in a sentenceThere's a certain flippant quality to gallivanting, which is to say that it doesn't have the most positive connotation. It can imply a lack of seriousness or discretion, as those who gallivant sometimes do so when they should be focusing on more pressing matters.
A vagabond is someone who moves around a lot. Picture Boxcar Willie, bandana on a stick thrown over his shoulder, going wherever the breeze takes him. Vagabond can also be an adjective, a nomadic tribe is a vagabond one, or the person who moved eight times in two years is living a vagabond life.