footloose

[ foot-loos ]
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adjective
  1. free to go or travel about; not confined by responsibilities: After graduation, she backpacked through Europe, footloose and fancy-free.

Origin of footloose

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First recorded in 1690–1700; foot + loose

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British Dictionary definitions for footloose

footloose

/ (ˈfʊtˌluːs) /


adjective
  1. free to go or do as one wishes

  2. eager to travel; restless: to feel footloose

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