verb General Slang

traipse

TRAYPS · verb · informal

To trudge or wander about wearily.

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Definitions

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To walk or tramp around, often more than one would like; to gad about.

“I traipsed all over town looking for that part.”
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traipse In A Sentence

I traipsed all over town looking for that part.

Origin & Usage

Early 17th-century English; the verb "to move like a trapes," i.e., in a slow, bedraggled manner.

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What does traipse mean?

To trudge or wander about, often more and more wearily than one would like.

How do you use traipse in a sentence?

As in "I traipsed all over town looking for it," stressing tiresome walking around.

Where does the word traipse come from?

It's early 17th-century English, meaning to move like a "trapes," in a slow, bedraggled manner.

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