walkabout
pronunciation
How to pronounce walkabout in British English:
UK [ˈwɔ:kəbaʊt]
How to pronounce walkabout in American English:
US [ˈwɔkəˌbaʊt]
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- Noun:
- a walking trip or tour
- a public stroll by a celebrity to meet people informally
- nomadic excursions into the bush made by an Aborigine
Word Origin
- walkabout (n.)
- "periodic migration by a westernized Aboriginal into the bush," 1828, Australian English, from walk (v.) + about.
Example
- 1. The princess went on a walkabout in the town centre .
- 2. My pen was here this morning but it seems to have gone walkabout .
- 3. Mr cameron was also the first foreign leader to go walkabout in tahrir square last month .
- 4. The pope suddenly went walkabout .
- 5. The prime minister went walkabout in the town centre .