gallivant

/ˈɡæl.ɪ.vænt/

Etymology

1809, from gallant (“wooing women”), originally in sense “to flirt”, broadened to mean “roaming without plan”.

gallivant means To roam about for pleasure without any definite plan. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 76 out of 100.

Why this word is great

GALLIVANT — [Verb] To roam or travel about for pleasure, often aimlessly or flirtatiously. From an earlier sense of the word 'gallant' (meaning 'a dashing man' or 'wooing women'), broadened in meaning. Unlike peregrinate, which suggests a purposeful, often arduous journey, or saunter, which implies a contained, unhurried stroll, to gallivant is to move with a buoyant, kinetic frivolity, propelled by whimsy rather than destination. It is the jingle of coins in a pocket with no plan, the capricious detour down a crooked side street, the conspiratorial laughter spilling from a café at two in the afternoon—a performance of freedom that is, in its very lightness, a subtle evasion of gravity.

verb

To roam about for pleasure without any definite plan.“Bertram, it is true, when he heard of the plan, rebelled, and asserted that what Billy needed was a rest, an entire rest from care and labor. In fact, what he wanted her to do, he said, was to gallivant – to gallivant all day long.”
To flirt, to romance.“'That you never go gallivanting with Chloe again. You both "don't mean anything", but suppose you did happen to get the girl discharged with a very dubious character? Should you see any alternative to behaving either as a fool or a knave to put it right?'”