gone walkabout

gone walkabout
   been stolen
   The practice of Australian aborigines. The phrase may be used of anything from minor thefts to complex frauds, where funds may have been moved through various accounts:
    ... the whole of the money put in for the development of the DeLorean Car had disappeared — or 'gone walkabout'. (Cork, 1988)

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  • walkabout — noun (C) 1 BrE informal an occasion when an important person walks through a crowd, talking informally to people: go on a walkabout: The Prince went on a walkabout near the war memorial. 2 go walkabout BrE spoken humorous to disappear: My watch… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • walkabout — walk|a|bout [ˈwo:kəbaut US ˈwo:k ] n BrE 1.) informal an occasion when an important person walks through a crowd, talking informally to people ▪ The press conference was followed by a walkabout and a factory visit. 2.) go walkabout spoken to get… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Be gone walkabout — be lost; can t be found …   Dictionary of Australian slang

  • be gone walkabout — Australian Slang be lost; can t be found …   English dialects glossary

  • Walkabout (film) — Infobox Film name = Walkabout caption = Film poster of Walkabout director = Nicolas Roeg producer = Si Litvinoff writer = Edward Bond James Vance Marshall (novel) narrator = starring = Jenny Agutter Luc Roeg David Gulpilil music = John Barry… …   Wikipedia

  • go walkabout — informal phrase to become lost, or to disappear My glasses have gone walkabout again. Thesaurus: to disappear, or to stop existing or happeningsynonym Main entry: walkabout …   Useful english dictionary

  • go walkabout — informal to become lost, or to disappear My glasses have gone walkabout again …   English dictionary

  • walk·about — /ˈwɑːkəˌbaʊt/ noun, pl abouts [count] 1 : an occasion in which an Australian Aborigine goes on a long walking journey on land that is far from towns and cities 2 Brit : an occasion in which a well known person walks through a public place to meet …   Useful english dictionary

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