junket
1jun·ket
noun \ˈjəŋ-kət\Definition of JUNKET
1
: a dessert of sweetened flavored milk set with rennet
2
Examples of JUNKET
- The senator has been criticized for expensive junkets to foreign countries.
- <took a junket to the city for some sightseeing and shopping>
Origin of JUNKET
Middle English ioncate, ultimately from Vulgar Latin *juncata, from Latin juncus rush
First Known Use: 15th century
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2junket
intransitive verbDefinition of JUNKET
2
: to go on a junket
— jun·ke·teer \ˌjəŋ-kə-ˈtir\ or jun·ket·er \ˈjəŋ-kə-tər\ noun
Examples of JUNKET
- <a lobbyist who regularly junkets politicians who are friendly toward the oil industry>
First Known Use of JUNKET
1555
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