jaunt Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a journey taken for pleasure
    sashay; expedition; outing; pleasure trip; junket; excursion.
    • many summer excursions to the shore
    • it was merely a pleasure trip
    • after cautious sashays into the field
  2. verb make a trip for pleasure
    travel; trip.

WordNet

Jaunt intransitive verb
Etymology
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.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Jaunted; present participle & verbal noun Jaunting
Definitions
  1. To ramble here and there; to stroll; to make an excursion.
  2. To ride on a jaunting car. Thackeray.
Jaunt transitive verb
Definitions
  1. To jolt; to jounce. Obs. Bale.
Jaunt noun
Definitions
  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.

Webster 1913