pirootv.

Brit.

/pəˈruːt/,

/pʌɪˈruːt/, U.S.

/pəˈrut/,

/paɪˈrut/

Origin: Apparently a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: pirouette v.

Etymology: Apparently a variant of pirouette v., perhaps by association with root v.²

U.S. colloquial.

intransitive. To whirl around; to wander, esp. aimlessly; to gad about. Also: to prowl, snoop. Frequently with around.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > be curious, wonder [verb (intransitive)] > pry

prya1350

toot1390

spyc1485

underpry1600

reave1615

nose1648

rave1671

poke1715

snoop1832

Paul-Pry1836

piroot1858

stickybeak1921

prodnose1954

society > travel > aspects of travel > travel from place to place > [verb (intransitive)] > with no fixed aim or wander

wharvec890

woreOE

wandera1000

rengec1230

wagc1325

roamc1330

errc1374

raikc1390

ravec1390

rumblec1400

rollc1405

railc1425

roit1440

waverc1440

rangea1450

rove1481

to-waver1487

vaguea1525

evague1533

rangle1567

to go a-strayinga1586

vagary1598

divagate1599

obambulate1614

vagitate1614

ramble1615

divage1623

pererrate1623

squander1630

peramble1632

rink1710

ratch1801

browse1803

vagrate1807

bum1857

piroot1858

scamander1864

truck1864

bat1867

vagrant1886

float1901

vagulate1918

pissant1945

society > travel > aspects of travel > travel from place to place > [verb (intransitive)] > with no fixed aim or wander > idly

roil?c1335

gada1500

stavera1500

vaguea1525

scoterlope1574

idle1599

haika1605

saunter1671

stravaig1801

palmer1805

streel1805

taver1808

traik1818

gander1822

gallivant1823

gilravage1825

project1828

daud1831

meander1831

to knock about1833

to kick about1839

to knock round1848

piroot1858

sashay1865

june1869

tootle1902

slop1907

beetle1919

stooge1941

swan1942

1858 Southern Literary Messenger Sept. 201/1 She went a skippin and a hoppin and a pirootin aroun on the flatform uv the stage, like a hummin berd.

1863 S. C. Massett Drifting About 242 The streets were almost impassable from the mud and slush and..the ‘ladies’..would find it impossible to ‘piroot’ thither.

1866 C. H. Smith Bill Arp, so Called 116 For four years the Confederate Horse-stealing Cavalry have been pirooting around, preparing themselves for the frightful struggle that is to come.

1910 W. M. Raine Bucky O'Connor 30 I've been pirootin' around this country, boy and man, for fifteen years.

1961 Webster's 3rd New Internat. Dict. Eng. Lang. (at cited word) Went pirooting into a cave one day. J. F. Dobie.

2003 Star Phoenix (Saskatoon, Sask.) (Nexis) 3 Feb. d4 Perhaps she's mixed up with a slick-heeled guy or pirooting around with another horse fancier.

Derivatives

piˈrooting adj.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > [adjective] > unduly

curiousa1340

inquisitive1529

prying1552

peering1568

speculative1605

emissitious1620

peeking1680

mousing1692

peery1699

long-nebbed1706

inquisitorial1796

nosy1827

nebby1860

inscrutive1882

rootin' tootin'1882

snoopy1895

stickybeak1917

nibby1942

pirooting1958

society > travel > aspects of travel > travel from place to place > [adjective] > with no fixed aim or wandering

wanderingc1000

erringa1340

waggeringa1382

vagant1382

vagabond1426

erroneousa1464

fugitive1481

wavering1487

vagrantc1522

gadding1545

roaming1566

roving1576

straggling1589

rambling?1609

wagand1614

wheelinga1616

gadling1616

vagring1619

erratical1620

vaguing1627

erratic1656

planetical1656

waif1724

vagrarious1795

stravaiging1825

vagarious1882

pirooting1958

1958 ‘W. Henry’ Seven Men at Mimbres Springs xiii. 53 Kids, squaws, dogs, old people..the whole pirooting kit and kaboodle of them come down to set up camp and see the fun.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	piroot
释义	pirootv. Brit. /pəˈruːt/, /pʌɪˈruːt/, U.S. /pəˈrut/, /paɪˈrut/ Origin: Apparently a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: pirouette v. Etymology: Apparently a variant of pirouette v., perhaps by association with root v.² U.S. colloquial. intransitive. To whirl around; to wander, esp. aimlessly; to gad about. Also: to prowl, snoop. Frequently with around. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > be curious, wonder [verb (intransitive)] > pry prya1350 toot1390 spyc1485 underpry1600 reave1615 nose1648 rave1671 poke1715 snoop1832 Paul-Pry1836 piroot1858 stickybeak1921 prodnose1954 society > travel > aspects of travel > travel from place to place > [verb (intransitive)] > with no fixed aim or wander wharvec890 woreOE wandera1000 rengec1230 wagc1325 roamc1330 errc1374 raikc1390 ravec1390 rumblec1400 rollc1405 railc1425 roit1440 waverc1440 rangea1450 rove1481 to-waver1487 vaguea1525 evague1533 rangle1567 to go a-strayinga1586 vagary1598 divagate1599 obambulate1614 vagitate1614 ramble1615 divage1623 pererrate1623 squander1630 peramble1632 rink1710 ratch1801 browse1803 vagrate1807 bum1857 piroot1858 scamander1864 truck1864 bat1867 vagrant1886 float1901 vagulate1918 pissant1945 society > travel > aspects of travel > travel from place to place > [verb (intransitive)] > with no fixed aim or wander > idly roil?c1335 gada1500 stavera1500 vaguea1525 scoterlope1574 idle1599 haika1605 saunter1671 stravaig1801 palmer1805 streel1805 taver1808 traik1818 gander1822 gallivant1823 gilravage1825 project1828 daud1831 meander1831 to knock about1833 to kick about1839 to knock round1848 piroot1858 sashay1865 june1869 tootle1902 slop1907 beetle1919 stooge1941 swan1942 1858 Southern Literary Messenger Sept. 201/1 She went a skippin and a hoppin and a pirootin aroun on the flatform uv the stage, like a hummin berd. 1863 S. C. Massett Drifting About 242 The streets were almost impassable from the mud and slush and..the ‘ladies’..would find it impossible to ‘piroot’ thither. 1866 C. H. Smith Bill Arp, so Called 116 For four years the Confederate Horse-stealing Cavalry have been pirooting around, preparing themselves for the frightful struggle that is to come. 1910 W. M. Raine Bucky O'Connor 30 I've been pirootin' around this country, boy and man, for fifteen years. 1961 Webster's 3rd New Internat. Dict. Eng. Lang. (at cited word) Went pirooting into a cave one day. J. F. Dobie. 2003 Star Phoenix (Saskatoon, Sask.) (Nexis) 3 Feb. d4 Perhaps she's mixed up with a slick-heeled guy or pirooting around with another horse fancier. Derivatives piˈrooting adj. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > [adjective] > unduly curiousa1340 inquisitive1529 prying1552 peering1568 speculative1605 emissitious1620 peeking1680 mousing1692 peery1699 long-nebbed1706 inquisitorial1796 nosy1827 nebby1860 inscrutive1882 rootin' tootin'1882 snoopy1895 stickybeak1917 nibby1942 pirooting1958 society > travel > aspects of travel > travel from place to place > [adjective] > with no fixed aim or wandering wanderingc1000 erringa1340 waggeringa1382 vagant1382 vagabond1426 erroneousa1464 fugitive1481 wavering1487 vagrantc1522 gadding1545 roaming1566 roving1576 straggling1589 rambling?1609 wagand1614 wheelinga1616 gadling1616 vagring1619 erratical1620 vaguing1627 erratic1656 planetical1656 waif1724 vagrarious1795 stravaiging1825 vagarious1882 pirooting1958 1958 ‘W. Henry’ Seven Men at Mimbres Springs xiii. 53 Kids, squaws, dogs, old people..the whole pirooting kit and kaboodle of them come down to set up camp and see the fun. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1858
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