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Cavort

//kəˈvɔɹt// verb, slang

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Verb

1
To prance, frolic, gambol.
"[…] when the young man whirled his horse, “hazed” Jupiter in circles and belaboured him with a rawhide quirt, […] He ceased his cavortings […]"
2
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3
To move about carelessly, playfully or boisterously. intransitive
"And dragon-flies sported around and cavorted, / As poets say dragon-flies ought to do; […]"
4
To engage in extravagant pursuits, especially of a sexual nature. informal
"We can't even write stories about moguls like Rupert Murdoch or Barry Diller unless it involves photographs of them cavorting with young flesh."

Etymology

Originated in the United States in 1793, as cauvaut, applying to horses, probably from the colloquial intensifying prefix ca-/ka- + vault (“jump, leap”); later generalized. Early sources connect it to cavault, a term for a certain demeanor of horses. Alternatively, a variation of curvet.

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