What is "gadabout"

Gadabout \Gad"a*bout`\, n. A gadder [Colloq.]

"one who gads or walks idly about, especially from motives of curiosity or gossip" [Century Dictionary], 1830; see gad (v.) + about (adv.). As an adjective from 1817. Verbal phrase gadder about is attested from 1560s.

n. someone who restlessly moves from place to place seeking amusement or the companionship of others

n. a restless seeker after amusement or social companionship

Gadabout may refer to:

The Gadabout was an unusual American automobile manufactured in Newark, New Jersey from 1913 until 1915. A four-cylinder cyclecar, it had a body woven from so-called "waterproof reeds"; Wise describes it as "looking like a mobile wastepaper basket".

The Gadabout was a car invented by Ray Russell in the mid 1940s, with an aluminum alloy body on a MG frame. It was featured in many World War Two publications as a model post-war car, with proposed specifications listed as:

The two-cycle, air-cooled engine with direct fuel injection and turbocharger would have been mounted either in front or in back at the owner’s discretion.

The project was not funded, so only the original 'Gadabout' was ever produced.

Gadabout (automobile) may refer to:

• Gadabout (1913-15 automobile), American automobile manufactured in Newark, New Jersey
• Gadabout (1946 automobile), American automobile manufactured in Grosse Pointe Park, Michigan