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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a walkabout" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used to refer to a journey or excursion, often taken for exploration or reflection, particularly in Australian Aboriginal culture.
Example: "After months of working in the city, I decided to take a walkabout in the countryside to clear my mind."
Alternatives: "a stroll" or "a wander".
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Wayne Rooney has gone on a walkabout.
Every month Shapeways organises a walkabout at its factory.
Too hot, too far away, too bouncy a Walkabout.
They've got their fingers crossed for a walkabout later.
At the end, King George summons Nullah to a rite of passage, a walkabout.
There, in a "walkabout," she presumably reconnects with herself and her partner.
"I could do a walkabout somewhere in Africa or Asia," she said.
In 2013 it was Ed Miliband, egged during a walkabout around Walworth Market in South London.
And now, wife and son snugly settled in for the night, he was ready to go for a walkabout.
Mr Miliband was the target of another egg attack in May 2012 when he was pelted by a mystery man during a walkabout in Southampton.
Ed Miliband was forced to abandon a walkabout in an Edinburgh shopping centre as pro-independence supporters drowned him out with cries of "serial murderer".
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