"go walkabout" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: EN-AU ck1 go walkabout.ogg [Australia] Forms: goes walkabout [present, singular, third-person], going walkabout [participle, present], went walkabout [past], gone walkabout [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|go<goes,,went,gone> walkabout}} go walkabout (third-person singular simple present goes walkabout, present participle going walkabout, simple past went walkabout, past participle gone walkabout)
  1. (UK, Australia, colloquial, of an object) To go missing from its usual place; to be lost or stolen. Tags: Australia, UK, colloquial Synonyms: go walkies
    Sense id: en-go_walkabout-en-verb-417z9dEg Categories (other): Australian English, British English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 93 7
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see go, walkabout. Related terms: AWOL
    Sense id: en-go_walkabout-en-verb-VRO~bk7Q

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