jaunt

Meanings

Noun

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

Verb

To ramble here and there; to stroll; to make an excursion.
To ride on a jaunting car.
To jolt; to jounce.

Origin

Compare Scots jaunder, dialectal Swedish ganta; perhaps akin to English jump. Compare jaunce. Modern usage likely influenced by jaunty.

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