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Walkabout (disambiguation) — Walkabout can mean:*The walkabout, an Australian aboriginal ritual of manhood; also go walkabout.Arts* Walkabout (novel) , a book written by James Vance Marshall. * Walkabout (film) , a film based on the novel (also adapted for the… … Wikipedia
Walkabout — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Walkabout est une expression anglophone à plusieurs significations : Définitions Walkabout est un mot pidgin australien faisant référence au rite de… … Wikipédia en Français
walkabout — noun (C) 1 BrE informal an occasion when an important person walks through a crowd, talking informally to people: go on a walkabout: The Prince went on a walkabout near the war memorial. 2 go walkabout BrE spoken humorous to disappear: My watch… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
walkabout — walk|a|bout [ˈwo:kəbaut US ˈwo:k ] n BrE 1.) informal an occasion when an important person walks through a crowd, talking informally to people ▪ The press conference was followed by a walkabout and a factory visit. 2.) go walkabout spoken to get… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Be gone walkabout — be lost; can t be found … Dictionary of Australian slang
be gone walkabout — Australian Slang be lost; can t be found … English dialects glossary
Walkabout (film) — Infobox Film name = Walkabout caption = Film poster of Walkabout director = Nicolas Roeg producer = Si Litvinoff writer = Edward Bond James Vance Marshall (novel) narrator = starring = Jenny Agutter Luc Roeg David Gulpilil music = John Barry… … Wikipedia
go walkabout — informal phrase to become lost, or to disappear My glasses have gone walkabout again. Thesaurus: to disappear, or to stop existing or happeningsynonym Main entry: walkabout … Useful english dictionary
go walkabout — informal to become lost, or to disappear My glasses have gone walkabout again … English dictionary
walk·about — /ˈwɑːkəˌbaʊt/ noun, pl abouts [count] 1 : an occasion in which an Australian Aborigine goes on a long walking journey on land that is far from towns and cities 2 Brit : an occasion in which a well known person walks through a public place to meet … Useful english dictionary
