n.
Pronunciation: ' wo ̇ -k ə - ˌ bau ̇ t
Function: noun
Date: 1908
1 : a short period of wandering bush life engaged in by an Australian aborigine as an occasional interruption of regular work ― often used in the phrase go walkabout <the man who went walkabout was making a ritual journey ― Bruce Chatwin>
2 : something (as a journey) similar to a walkabout
3 : a walking tour especially : one in which a well-known person mingles with the public <went walkabout in the streets>