JAUNT

excursion, jaunt, outing, junket, pleasure trip, expedition, sashay

(noun) a journey taken for pleasure; “many summer excursions to the shore”; “it was merely a pleasure trip”; “after cautious sashays into the field”

travel, trip, jaunt

(verb) make a trip for pleasure

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Compare Scots jaunder to ramble, jaunt to taunt, jeer, dial. Swedish ganta to play the buffoon, romp, jest; perhaps akin to English jump. Compare jaunce.

Noun

jaunt (plural jaunts)

(archaic) A wearisome journey.

A short excursion for pleasure or refreshment; a ramble; a short journey.

Verb

jaunt (third-person singular simple present jaunts, present participle jaunting, simple past and past participle jaunted)

(intransitive) To ramble here and there; to stroll; to make an excursion.

(intransitive) To ride on a jaunting car.

(transitive, obsolete) To jolt; to jounce.

Anagrams

• jantu, junta

Source: Wiktionary

Jaunt, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Jaunted; p. pr. & vb. n. Jaunting.] Etym: [Cf. Scot. jaunder to ramble, jaunt to taunt, jeer, dial. Sw. ganta to play the buffoon, romp, jest; perh. akin to E. jump. Cf. Jaunce.]

1. To ramble here and there; to stroll; to make an excursion.

2. To ride on a jaunting car. Jaunting car, a kind of low-set open vehicle, used in Ireland, in which the passengers ride sidewise, sitting back to back. [Written also jaunty car.] Thackeray.

Jaunt, v. t.

Definition: To jolt; to jounce. [Obs.] Bale.

Jaunt, n.

1. A wearisome journey. [R.] Our Savior, meek, and with untroubled mind After his aëry jaunt, though hurried sore. Hungry and cold, betook him to his rest. Milton.

2. A short excursion for pleasure or refreshment; a ramble; a short journey.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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