about-face vs traipse

about-face

noun
  • An abrupt turn to face the opposite direction. 

  • A reversal in direction; a reversal of attitude or opinion. 

verb
  • To turn 180 degrees to face the opposite direction. 

  • To change opinion or attitude drastically. 

traipse

noun
  • A meandering walk. 

  • A long or tiring walk. 

verb
  • To travel with purpose; usually a significant or tedious amount. 

  • To walk (a distance or journey) wearily or with effort 

  • To walk about, especially when expending much effort, or unnecessary effort. 

  • to walk about or over (a place) aimlessly or insouciantly. 

How often have the words about-face and traipse occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )