Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • intransitive verb To walk or tramp about; gad.
  • intransitive verb To walk or tramp over or about.
  • noun A tiring walk.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun See trapes.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • intransitive verb colloq. To walk or run about in a slatternly, careless, or thoughtless manner.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • verb intransitive, obsolete To walk in a messy or unattractively casual way; to trail through dirt.
  • verb intransitive, colloquial To walk about, especially when expending much effort, or unnecessary effort.
  • verb transitive, colloquial To walk (a distance or journey) wearily or with effort; to walk about or over (a place).
  • noun A long or tiring walk.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • verb walk or tramp about

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Perhaps ultimately from Old French trespasser, to trespass; see trespass.]

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

Origin uncertain; apparently related to trape.

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word traipse.

Examples

  • I suggest Judge Jone's "traipse" comment didn't modify the interpretation of any law, did not make precedent and, therefore, did not "promote judicial legislation"

    Dawkins on the DI Payroll? 2006

  • I suggest Judge Jone's "traipse" comment didn't modify the interpretation of any law, did not make precedent and, therefore, did not "promote judicial legislation"

    Dawkins on the DI Payroll? 2006

  • Perhaps "traipse" is a signal that the judge intends to answer questions outside the law.

    Evolution News & Views 2009

  • Traipsing Into Evolution came when he complained about the definition we gave for the word "traipse" (a word Judge Jones used in his ruling) at the beginning of the book.

    Evolution News & Views 2009

  • Traipsing Into Evolution came when he complained about the definition we gave for the word "traipse" (a word Judge Jones used in his ruling) at the beginning of the book.

    Evolution News & Views 2009

  • Traipsing Into Evolution came when he complained about the definition we gave for the word "traipse" (a word Judge Jones used in his ruling) at the beginning of the book.

    Evolution News & Views 2009

  • The 2006 edition of the American Heritage Dictionary uses a Random House Unabridged Dictionary, published in 2006, defines "traipse" as "to walk or go aimlessly or idly without finding or reaching one's goal."

    Evolution News & Views 2009

  • For the record, the definition of "traipse" hasn't changed.

    Evolution News & Views 2009

  • Perhaps "traipse" is a signal that the judge intends to answer questions outside the law.

    Evolution News & Views 2009

  • For the record, the definition of "traipse" hasn't changed.

    Evolution News & Views 2009

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.