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    jaunt
    [jônt]
    noun
    jaunt (noun) · jaunts (plural noun)
    1. a short excursion or journey for pleasure:
      "her little jaunt in France was over"
    verb
    jaunt (verb) · jaunts (third person present) · jaunted (past tense) · jaunted (past participle) · jaunting (present participle)
    1. go on a short excursion or journey for pleasure:
      "they went jaunting through Ireland"
    Origin
    late 16th century: of unknown origin. Originally depreciatory, early senses included ‘tire a horse out by riding it up and down’, ‘traipse about’, and (as a noun) ‘troublesome journey’. The current positive sense dates from the mid 17th century.
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    noun
    1. a short excursion or journey for pleasure:
      trip
      outing
      excursion
      expedition
      day trip
      day out
      tour
      drive
      ride
      run
      turn
      cruise
      sally
      junket
      spin
      tootle
      joyride
      tool
      hurl
      pleasure trip
      short break
      mystery tour
      minibreak
      mini holiday
    verb
    1. go on a short excursion or journey for pleasure:
      wander
      roam
      rove
      range
      travel
      journey
      voyage
      globetrot
      drift
      coast
      meander
      gallivant
      ramble
      stroll
      saunter
      maunder
      amble
      traipse
      dawdle
      putter
      traverse
      peregrinate
      perambulate
      vagabond
      travel idly
      gad around
      take a trip
      go on a trip
      travel round
      roam around
      range over
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    What is the meaning of Jaunt?
    Jaunt means 'a journey taken for pleasure'. Familiarity information: Jaunt (noun) is very rare. • Jaunt (verb) is also very rare and has the meaning: 'to make a trip for pleasure'.

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    How do you use a jaunt in a sentence?
    A jaunt is a short journey which you go on for pleasure or excitement. [...] Select the sentence with the correct use of 'lay' or 'lie'. She lay the book on the table. We laid down on the floor. I am going to lay down for a nap. He lay down to sleep. Click to learn more. Love grammar? You can access the full Collins Easy Learning English Grammar .

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    Where does the verb jaunt come from?
    The earliest known use of the verb jaunt is in the late 1500s. OED's earliest evidence for jaunt is from 1570, in a translation by Barnabe Googe, poet and translator. jaunt is of unknown origin.

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    When was jaunt first used?
    The earliest known use of the noun jaunt is in the late 1500s. OED's earliest evidence for jaunt is from 1597, in the writing of William Shakespeare, playwright and poet. It is also recorded as a verb from the late 1500s. jaunt is formed within English, by conversion. Etymons: jaunt v.

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    Did a man go on a jaunt?
    He was not away on a jaunt or some irrelevant business. The truth is that this is a jaunt at public expense. Some old people are very adventurous indeed, and are prepared to go jaunting off to new places and to new faces at the drop of a hat. Often away from home on jaunts, he seldom referred to his daughter, and when he did, it was as ye cheild.

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    What is a junk jaunt in Nebraska?
    Jaunt was used in the 17th century to describe a journey on a horse just long enough to tire the horse out. Nebraska has what they call a Junk Jaunt, which is a yard sale that includes up to 40 towns and stretches nearly 300 miles and draws up to 20,000 people. That’s more than enough to make any horse tired, but they call it a jaunt nevertheless.

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    Learn the meaning of jaunt as a noun and a verb, with synonyms, sentences, and word forms. A jaunt is a short trip or excursion, usually for pleasure; an outing.

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