Skip to the word

Added 10 October 2026

gallivant

/ˈɡæl.ɪ.vænt/ verb

verb Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about gallivant at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

To roam about for pleasure without any definite plan.
To flirt, to romance.

Origin

1809, from gallant (“wooing women”), originally in sense “to flirt”, broadened to mean “roaming without plan”.

From Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org (CC BY-SA)

Back to today's word