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noun
1.
a short journey, especially one taken for pleasure.
verb (used without object)
2.
to make a short journey.
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Origin:
1560–70; origin uncertain
1560–70; origin uncertain
Related forms
jaunt·ing·ly, adverb
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Example Sentences
- Here are two that caught my eye on my morning jaunt through the pits.
- Instead, her comment was received as a shocking admission of failure, and the mysterious jaunt as a stunt.
- Ample storage and hydration for a comfortable all-day jaunt.
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Word Origin & History
jaunt
1678 in modern sense, earlier meaning "tiresome journey" (1592), originally "to ride a horse in such a way as to tire him" (1572), of unknown origin, probably from some obscure O.Fr. word.
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