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junket
[ juhng-kit ]
noun
- a sweet, custardlike food of flavored milk curdled with rennet.
- a pleasure excursion, as a picnic or outing.
- a trip, as by an official or legislative committee, paid out of public funds and ostensibly to obtain information.
verb (used without object)
- to go on a junket.
verb (used with object)
- to entertain; feast; regale.
junket
/ ˈʌŋɪ /
noun
- an excursion, esp one made for pleasure at public expense by a public official or committee
- a sweet dessert made of flavoured milk set to a curd with rennet
- a feast or festive occasion
verb
- intr (of a public official, committee, etc) to go on a junket
- to have or entertain with a feast or festive gathering
Derived Forms
- ˈܲٱ, noun
- ˈܲپԲ, noun
Other 51Թ Forms
- ܲk· noun
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of junket1
Example Sentences
However, the cast are taking part in a few select sit-down interviews with some outlets as part of a press junket which is taking place this week.
I find it deeply personal to photograph someone in their own home: There is a level of comfort and intimacy that comes through that you can’t always capture at a press junket in a ballroom.
But these trips continue to be criticized as “junkets,” because they are funded and attended by special interest groups.
She loved the rush of promotion and press junkets, moving from five-star hotel to five-star hotel, a massive shift from her time as a theater actor.
He visited Israel for 10 days on a literary junket run by critics of Israel and returned to write, by his own account, a one-sided, wholly impressionistic indictment of the country.
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