jaunt

[ jawnt, jahnt ]

/ dʒɔnt, dʒɑnt /

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noun

a short journey, especially one taken for pleasure.

verb (used without object)

to make a short journey.

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Origin of jaunt

First recorded in 1560–70; origin uncertain

Related formsjaunt·ing·ly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for jaunt

I went back while Lorne [Michaels] was on his 5-year jaunt in the wilderness, and Ebersol was producing.
Harry Shearer on Being Nixon, ‘The Simpsons Movie’ Sequel, and Why Obama Should Return His Nobel|Marlow Stern|October 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
No flight is ever allowed to take off without a safety demonstration, and this jaunt is no different.
Join The Mile High (Dining) Club|Allison McNearney|September 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Our driver for our weekend jaunt into the mountains was right out of central casting.
For Ukrainians on Holiday, the Carpathians Are the New Crimea|Vijai Maheshwari|July 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
They even tacked an extra day onto the jaunt, playing hooky that Tuesday.
After 44 Years Apart, Mother and Daughter Reunited by Facebook|Nina Strochlic|May 7, 2013|DAILY BEAST

There is no reason to think that Palin's jaunt abroad will be any more successful.
Palin’s Delusions of Grandeur|Alex Massie|June 8, 2011|DAILY BEAST
The jaunt, if such an expression is applicable, cost him eleven shillings less fourpence.
In the Name of the Bodleian and Other Essays|Augustine Birrell
Mrs. Hilary would rather have come without Grandmama, but Grandmama enjoyed the jaunt, as she called it.
Dangerous Ages|Rose Macaulay
Tom and Bob had both brought their guns with them, for there might be a chance to use the weapons on this jaunt.
Ruth Fielding at Silver Ranch|Alice B. Emerson
Had the good deacon been meditating a jaunt to Texas, the treasures of the mahogany box might have sent him on his way rejoicing.
Other Tales and Sketches|Nathaniel Hawthorne
As for Barbara, Ellis seemed smitten, sure enough, but would he be respectful and take good care of her on the jaunt to Laramie?
The Lost Wagon|James Arthur Kjelgaard

British Dictionary definitions for jaunt

jaunt

/ (dʒɔːnt) /

noun

a short pleasurable excursion; outing

verb

(intr) to go on such an excursion

Derived Formsjauntingly, adverb

Word Origin for jaunt

C16: of unknown origin

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Word Origin and History for jaunt

jaunt

1670s in modern sense of "short pleasure trip," earlier "tiresome journey" (1590s), earlier as a verb, "tire a horse by riding back and forth on it" (1560s), of unknown origin, perhaps from some obscure Old French word. As a verb in the modern sense from 1640s. Related: Jaunted; jaunting.

jaunt

noun

verb (used without object)

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Examples from the Web for jaunt

British Dictionary definitions for jaunt

jaunt

noun

verb

Word Origin for jaunt

Word Origin and History for jaunt

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