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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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Other Word Forms

  • jauntingly adverb
  • ˈᲹܲԳپԲ adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of jaunt1

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

Origin of jaunt1

C16: of unknown origin
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As he jaunted to the mound for the fourth, the crowd woke up, rising in volume; but not for Kochanowicz.

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After a short jaunt on the moon and a small gamelike activity in which we mine for virtual minerals, we find ourselves in a lab where we’ll play with various crystals.

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As such, few commoners saw Monday’s highly publicized private jaunt to the boundary between Earth and space as some giant leap for all womankind.

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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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