əˈdɹɪft ˈeɪm.ləs ˈdɹɪftɪŋ ˈfloʊtɪŋ ˈfləʊtɪŋ ˈvæɡ.ə.bɒnd aimlessly drifting continually changing especially as from one abode or occupation to another a drifting double-dealer the floating population vagrant hippies of the sixties