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Walkabout

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Noun
  1. 1
    A nomadic excursion into the bush, especially one taken by young teenage boys in certain ancient-custom honoring tribes.
  2. 2
    nomadic excursions into the bush made by an Aborigine wordnet
  3. 3
    A walking trip.
  4. 4
    a public stroll by a celebrity to meet people informally wordnet
  5. 5
    A public stroll by some celebrity to meet a group of people informally. British

    "While the world altered dramatically during the course of her reign, the monarchy did too, though rather more imperceptibly: the walkabouts that increasingly characterised royal appearances, the pop concerts at Buckingham Palace, the throwing open of the royal palaces to visitors – even the paying of income tax, and royal podcasts – would have been inconceivable as innovations at the time Elizabeth came to the throne."

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  1. 6
    a walking trip or tour wordnet
  2. 7
    An absence, usually from a regular place with a possibility of a return.

Etymology

Deverbal from walk about; the Australian aboriginal word wokabat is also derived therefrom.

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