"walkabout" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: walkabouts [plural]
Etymology: Deverbal from walk about; the Australian aboriginal word wokabat is also derived therefrom. Etymology templates: {{deverbal|en|walk about}} Deverbal from walk about Head templates: {{en-noun}} walkabout (plural walkabouts)
  1. (Australian aboriginal) A nomadic excursion into the bush, especially one taken by young teenage boys in certain ancient-custom honoring tribes.
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  2. A walking trip.
    Sense id: en-walkabout-en-noun-en:any_walking_trip
  3. (British) A public stroll by some celebrity to meet a group of people informally. Tags: British Translations (public stroll): обиколка (obikolka) [feminine] (Bulgarian), странстване (stranstvane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), rondgang [masculine] (Dutch), kierros kansan parissa (Finnish), bain de foule [masculine] (French), Rundgang [masculine] (German), Bad in der Menge [neuter] (German), bagno di folla [masculine] (Italian), spacer [masculine] (Polish), wyjście [neuter] (Polish), baño de masas [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-walkabout-en-noun-en:public_stroll_by_some_celebrity Categories (other): British English, English deverbals, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English deverbals: 31 10 43 16 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 6 40 20 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 27 8 47 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 36 9 34 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 37 4 36 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 26 8 38 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 29 8 34 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 28 7 40 25 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 27 9 36 28 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 30 8 32 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 29 5 35 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 27 8 41 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 31 5 33 32 Disambiguation of 'public stroll': 3 6 90 1
  4. An absence, usually from a regular place with a possibility of a return.
    Sense id: en-walkabout-en-noun-en:absence Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 6 40 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 36 9 34 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 37 4 36 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 29 8 34 28 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 30 8 32 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 29 5 35 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 31 5 33 32
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: go walkabout, walkabout disease

Inflected forms

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