walkabout
/ˈwɔːkəbaʊt
/noun
1chiefly British An informal stroll among a crowd conducted by an important visitor: the prime minister went on an impromptu walkabout...
- Former US President Bill Clinton stunned shoppers with an impromptu walkabout yesterday, after enjoying a Yorkshire pub lunch.
- William Hague was right about one thing: reality bites - but even he has started cancelling his walkabouts.
- On a walkabout in Brent East, he accused Mr Blair of insulting the intelligence of electors by warning that voting Lib Dem would produce a Tory government.
2Australian A journey (originally on foot) undertaken by an Australian Aboriginal in order to live in the traditional manner.On the way, they are helped by an aboriginal boy on his walkabout....
- Their journey coincides with that of an Aborigine boy on his walkabout - a 10-day ritual where boys are left to fend for themselves, an event that initiates their entrance into adulthood.
- One of the key attractions for many international visitors is the romance and mystique attached to Aboriginal culture, dreamtimes and walkabouts, learning a little more about the oldest civilization in the world.
Phrases
go walkabout
- folk wisdom
- folky
- follicle
- follicle mite
- follicle-stimulating hormone
- follicular
- follicularly
- folliculate
- folliculated
- folliculitis
- Follies
- follis
- follow
- followee
- follower
- followership
- following
- follow in someone's footsteps
- follow-my-leader
- follow on
- follow one's nose
- follow (or tread) in someone's footsteps
- follow (or tread) in someone's steps
- follow something through
- follow something up