Gadabout

A “gadabout” (GAD-uh-bowt) is a person who flits around, aimlessly or restlessly, in search of amusement or social activity.

Example (as used in The New York Times): “[J.D.] Salinger hasn’t been photographed in decades now and the neighbors have all clammed up. He’s been so secretive he makes Thomas Pynchon seem like a gadabout.”

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