Associations to the word «Runabout»
Adverb
Wiktionary
RUNABOUT, noun. Any of several small vehicles, especially a small motor car for use on short journeys.
RUNABOUT, noun. (dated) A motor car having a single row of seats (Wikipedia).
Dictionary definition
RUNABOUT, noun. An open automobile having a front seat and a rumble seat.
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.