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Noun: gadabout  'ga-du,bawt
  1. A restless seeker after amusement or social companionship
    "The local gadabout was always seen at every party and social event in town"
Verb: gad about
Usage: informal
  1. Wander aimlessly in search of pleasure
    "She spent her vacation gadding about the city";
    - gallivant [informal], gad [informal]

Derived forms: gadded about, gadabouts, gadding about, gads about

Type of: cast, drift, quester, ramble, range, roam, roll, rove, searcher, seeker, stray, swan [informal], tramp, vagabond [archaic], wander

Encyclopedia: Gadabout