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jaunt

[ jawnt, jahnt ]

noun

  1. a short journey, especially one taken for pleasure.


verb (used without object)

  1. to make a short journey.

jaunt

/ ɔːԳ /

noun

  1. a short pleasurable excursion; outing
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. intr to go on such an excursion
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈᲹܲԳپԲ, adverb
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Other 51Թs From

  • ᲹܲԳiԲ· adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of jaunt1

First recorded in 1560–70; origin uncertain
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of jaunt1

C16: of unknown origin
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Example Sentences

And what she wants to do is not reassure her partner that their love was always enough or prepare her family for her demise or go off on a bucket-list jaunt with her best friends.

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I fantasized about backpacking the world; a jaunt to Vegas satisfied his wanderlust.

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The other five band members, however, will show up as planned for a five-day nautical jaunt in less than two weeks, embarking in Miami and stopping on Grand Cayman island and in Ocho Rios, Jamaica.

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They had “saved up enough money after school and university to have their overseas jaunt, as so many of our kids do,” said their football team coach Nick Heath.

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Saakwa-Mante, who is listed in court records as about 20 years old, confirmed to agents that she owned the suitcase and outlined the global jaunt to meet her boyfriend.

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