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Tuesday, December 19, 2023
Gadabout
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Gadabout
NOUN 1. A habitual pleasure-seeker.
EXAMPLE SENTENCES
"My cousin is such a gadabout — she's always posting photos from a new fun location."
"You can call me a gadabout, but I'm always looking for the upside in a situation."
"The scheduled itinerary was canceled, so let's be gadabouts and book a trip somewhere we've never been."
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English, mid-18th century
Why This Word?
To "gad" means to "go around from one place to another, in the pursuit of pleasure or entertainment," so a gadabout is someone who literally gads about. For example, a gadabout might be someone who wants to try a new restaurant every Friday night. ...
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