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gadabout

noun

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈɡædəbaʊt/

noun

Etymology: Deverbal from gad about.

  1. A person who restlessly moves from place to place, seeking amusement or the companionship of others.

    I was among the last to board the ferry. ... Chilean tourists, Uruguayan doctors, old Argentine gadabouts of high-society heritage, ladies wearing strident perfumes, families, all of them in those same light blue sneakers, like Smurfs.