Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Australian A temporary return to traditional Aboriginal life, taken especially between periods of work or residence in modern society and usually involving a period of travel through the bush.
- noun A walking trip.
- noun Chiefly British A public stroll taken by an important person, such as a monarch, among a group of people for greeting and conversation.
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- noun Australian aboriginal A
nomadic excursion into thebush , especially one taken by young teenage boys in certain ancient-custom honoring tribes - noun A
walking trip - noun UK A
public stroll by somecelebrity tomeet agroup ofpeople informally - noun An absence, usually from a regular place with a possibility of a return.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun nomadic excursions into the bush made by an Aborigine
- noun a walking trip or tour
- noun a public stroll by a celebrity to meet people informally
Etymologies
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Examples
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We as society slowly move closer to the axiom “that the land has always been ours,” aiming to provide an united and monolithic view of a historical walkabout from the Paleolithic to Tito, even though some of the episodes are not quite “safe” and lead to the above mentioned failures of reason.
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I have been trying to make my mind up if this shambles over the two data discs which have gone walkabout is a sea-change moment or not.
Archive 2007-11-18 2007
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I have been trying to make my mind up if this shambles over the two data discs which have gone walkabout is a sea-change moment or not.
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There was no walkabout, which is a great pity, I think, given the reception they got when they arrived, an even bigger reception when they came out as man and wife.
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Kind of a 'walkabout' or as the Chilangos say ... "ir puebleando".
Should I be nervous? 2008
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Kind of a 'walkabout' or as the Chilangos say ... "ir puebleando".
Should I be nervous? 2008
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Kind of a 'walkabout' or as the locals say ... irme a pueblear.
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Kind of a 'walkabout' or as the locals say ... irme a pueblear.
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Kind of a 'walkabout' or as the Chilangos say ... "ir puebleando".
Should I be nervous? 2008
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Kind of a 'walkabout' or as the Chilangos say ... "ir puebleando".
Should I be nervous? 2008
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