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vagabondage

American  
[vag-uh-bon-dij] / ˈvæg əˌbɒn dɪdʒ /

noun

  1. the state or condition of being a vagabond; idle wandering.

  2. vagabonds collectively.


Etymology

Origin of vagabondage

First recorded in 1805–15; vagabond + -age

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Varda’s film, though, turns any such eulogy to vagabondage on its head.

From The Guardian Nov. 5, 2015

Photograph: Moviestore/REX Shutterstock But the allure of the life of vagabondage remains.

From The Guardian Nov. 5, 2015

She is consigned to a madhouse, and her child to a life of pachyderm vagabondage in the company of a helpful mouse and some jive-talking crows.

From Time Apr. 8, 2014

Stevenson's travels through Provence, U. S. mountains, the South Seas to his Samoan grave suggest not only a search for healthful air but the consumptive's itch for vagabondage.

From Time Magazine Archive

He kindled the imagination of men, proclaimed the joys of vagabondage in a manner that thrilled many hearts. 

From The Life of George Borrow by Shorter, Clement K.

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