jaunt •\ˈjȯnt, ˈjänt\• noun and verb noun: a journey taken for pleasure verb: make a trip for pleasure The word jaunt has appeared in 215 New York Times articles in the past year, including on March 11 in the Off the Dribble blog post "Best N.B.A. Games of the Week" by Jonah Bromwich: Learn more about the word "jaunt" and see usage examples across a range of subjects on the Vocabulary dictionary.