junket
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.
to go on a junket.
to entertain; feast; regale.
Origin of junket
1Other words from junket
- jun·ket·er, noun
Words Nearby junket
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How to use junket in a sentence
China has deepened its crackdown on junket operators catering to its wealthiest gamblers.
China’s latest CEO arrest is part of a grand plan to transform Asia’s casino capital | Aurora Almendral | February 1, 2022 | QuartzOn board, according to Racer magazine, he hosted junkets for journalists where he served “Moscow martinis” — a thumbful of caviar washed down with vodka.
When You’re a Billionaire, Your Hobbies Can Slash Your Tax Bill | by Paul Kiel, Jesse Eisinger and Jeff Ernsthausen | December 8, 2021 | ProPublicaThe only downside for the Congressman was if their junket became public.
Former Lobbyist Jack Abramoff On Congressional Travel Disclosure | Jack Abramoff | July 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOn a Congressional junket, paid for by a private party, you have tens of hours of exclusive time with a Congressmen.
Former Lobbyist Jack Abramoff On Congressional Travel Disclosure | Jack Abramoff | July 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAt the Analyze This press junket, a writer told the director that his niche had become “goofy redemption comedy.”
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When do you arrive in this favorite land of yours for you Okie junket?
Leonard Bernstein Asked About Hemingway, So Martha Gellhorn Set the Record Straight | Leonard Bernstein, Martha Gellhorn | October 27, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTMila Kunis beguiled a nervous BBC radio interviewer during a London press junket on Monday.
Shaq, Rand Paul, Mila Kunis, and More Viral Videos | The Daily Beast Video | March 9, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTIn the evening dont take cream, strawberries, or junket, unless you eat hard cheese with them.
Early English Meals and Manners | VariousDissolve the junket tablets in the cold water and add to the lukewarm milk.
Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 4 | Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and SciencesAdd the flavoring and the green coloring, making the junket a pale green, and stand in a warm place until set.
Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 4 | Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and SciencesIf the fruit used is permissible in the diet of an invalid, its combination with junket adds variety to the diet.
Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 2 | Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and SciencesIn the making of this dessert, all juice should be carefully drained from the fruit before the junket is poured over it.
Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 2 | Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
British Dictionary definitions for junket
/ (ˈdʒʌŋkɪt) /
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
(intr) (of a public official, committee, etc) to go on a junket
to have or entertain with a feast or festive gathering
Origin of junket
1Derived forms of junket
- junketer, junketter or junketeer, noun
- junketing, noun
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