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[Khinjan]

Mild oath referring to restless sort (8)

LAYABOUT or GADABOUT? It's the "mild oath" that's stumped me.

[donny48]

gadabout

[donny48]

exclamationarchaic
exclamation: gad; exclamation: by gad

an expression of surprise or emphatic assertion.
"By Gad! You look young for a doctor!"

[dannyk13]

Gad is an old fashioned oath

[donny48]

verbinformal
verb: gad; 3rd person present: gads; past tense: gadded; past participle: gadded; gerund or present participle: gadding

go from place to place in the pursuit of pleasure.
"he had heard that I was gadding about with an airline stewardess"
synonyms: gallivant, jaunt around, flit around, run around, travel around, roam (around); wander, rove, ramble, traipse, meander, stray
"she looked worn out and must have been gadding about too mu

[Khinjan]

Thanks all. Helpful as always.