walkabout
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walkabouts
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walkabouts
Britannica Dictionary definition of WALKABOUT
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1
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an occasion in which an Australian Aborigine goes on a long walking journey on land that is far from towns and cities
2
British
:
an occasion in which a well-known person walks through a public place to meet and talk informally to people
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Many people gathered to meet the Queen during her walkabout.
go walkabout
1
:
to go on a walkabout
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an Aborigine who has gone walkabout
2
British, informal + humorous
— used to say that something or someone cannot be found
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My keys have gone walkabout. [=gone missing; I can't find my keys]
