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Definition of
gadabout noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
gadabout
noun
noun
NAmE
/
/
ˈɡædəˌbaʊt
/
/
(
informal
)
(
humorous
)
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a person who is always going out socially or traveling for pleasure
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