going-about
/ˌɡəʊɪŋəˈbaʊt/(also gaun-aboot, gaein'-aboot) Scottish
adjective
Vagrant, habitually moving about from place to place, especially living as a tramp or itinerant pedlar (now chiefly historical ). Especially in going-about body. In later use also in weakened sense: going about one's business, engaged in one's normal activities or routine.
Origin
Late 19th century. From going + about, after to go about.