junket

[ juhng-kit ]

noun

1. a sweet, custardlike food of flavored milk curdled with rennet.
2. a pleasure excursion, as a picnic or outing.
3. a trip, as by an official or legislative committee, paid out of public funds and ostensibly to obtain information.

verb (used without object)

1. to go on a junket.

verb (used with object)

1. to entertain; feast; regale.

junket

/ ˈdʒʌŋkɪt /

noun

1. an excursion, esp one made for pleasure at public expense by a public official or committee
2. a sweet dessert made of flavoured milk set to a curd with rennet
3. a feast or festive occasion

verb

1. intr (of a public official, committee, etc) to go on a junket
2. to have or entertain with a feast or festive gathering

Derived Forms

• ˈjunketer, noun
• ˈjunketing, noun

Other Words From

• junket·er noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of junket¹

1350–1400; Middle English jonket < Old French (dial.) jonquette rush basket, equivalent to jonc (< Latin juncus reed) + -ette -ette

Word History and Origins

Origin of junket¹

C14 (in the sense: rush basket, hence custard served on rushes): from Old French (dialect) jonquette, from jonc rush, from Latin juncus reed

Example Sentences

China has deepened its crackdown on junket operators catering to its wealthiest gamblers.

From Quartz

On board, according to Racer magazine, he hosted junkets for journalists where he served “Moscow martinis” — a thumbful of caviar washed down with vodka.

From ProPublica

The only downside for the Congressman was if their junket became public.

From The Daily Beast

On a Congressional junket, paid for by a private party, you have tens of hours of exclusive time with a Congressmen.

From The Daily Beast

At the Analyze This press junket, a writer told the director that his niche had become “goofy redemption comedy.”

From The Daily Beast

When do you arrive in this favorite land of yours for you Okie junket?

From The Daily Beast

Mila Kunis beguiled a nervous BBC radio interviewer during a London press junket on Monday.

From The Daily Beast

In the evening dont take cream, strawberries, or junket, unless you eat hard cheese with them.

From Project Gutenberg

Dissolve the junket tablets in the cold water and add to the lukewarm milk.

From Project Gutenberg

Add the flavoring and the green coloring, making the junket a pale green, and stand in a warm place until set.

From Project Gutenberg

If the fruit used is permissible in the diet of an invalid, its combination with junket adds variety to the diet.

From Project Gutenberg

In the making of this dessert, all juice should be carefully drained from the fruit before the junket is poured over it.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• excursion