walkabout

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   A public walk by a famous person to meet ordinary people informally.

   The queen went on a walkabout to greet the crowd.

2. 2
   noun

   A long journey on foot, especially through the Australian bush.

   He set off on a walkabout across the outback.

Deverbal from walk about, originally in Australian Pidgin English; the Australian aboriginal word wokabat is derived from this term.

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