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intransitive verb

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1592, in the meaning defined at sense 2

1575, in the meaning defined at sense 2

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a short journey, especially one taken for pleasure.

to make a short journey.

Origin of jaunt

Other words from jaunt.

• jaunt·ing·ly, adverb

Words Nearby jaunt

• jaunting car

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How to use jaunt in a sentence

If you don’t have a pet, lockdown without constant potty breaks or jaunts through the neighborhood can be even more contained.

A casual jaunt over to Mars no longer seems like a fantastical vision statement.

Doctors immediately criticized the jaunt outside Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, saying the president had put everyone inside the vehicle at risk.

Because I want the ability to leave my iPhone, and all its distractions, at home during my neighborhood jaunts.

As we’ll see, their union targets automating the elaborate dance between lenders and lawyers that turns what’s now a long journey into a digital jaunt .

I went back while Lorne [Michaels] was on his 5-year jaunt in the wilderness, and Ebersol was producing.

No flight is ever allowed to take off without a safety demonstration, and this jaunt is no different.

Our driver for our weekend jaunt into the mountains was right out of central casting.

They even tacked an extra day onto the jaunt , playing hooky that Tuesday.

There is no reason to think that Palin's jaunt abroad will be any more successful.

Their journeyings were on the scale of a jaunt to Switzerland as compared with Mr. Norman's.

Usually when on a shooting jaunt of several hours from camp several porters go along to carry home the game.

I think we'll go for a jaunt , if you're ready, as the light falls quickly here.

This has been a long excursus, and we must get back to our jaunt on the plain.

“Why, this might be an up-the-river jaunt ,” said Denham, as the appetising daintiness of each article of food revealed itself.

British Dictionary definitions for jaunt

/ ( dʒɔːnt ) /

a short pleasurable excursion; outing

(intr) to go on such an excursion

Derived forms of jaunt

• jauntingly , adverb

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English [ edit ]

Etymology [ edit ].

Origin uncertain. Perhaps a palatalised alteration of daunt ( “ to discourage ” ) . Compare Scots jaunder ( “ to ramble, jaunt to taunt, jeer ” ) , dialectal Swedish ganta ( “ to play the buffoon, romp, jest ” ) ; perhaps akin to English jump . Compare jaunce . Modern usage likely influenced by jaunty .

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• IPA ( key ) : /ˈd͡ʒɔːnt/
• ( some accents ) IPA ( key ) : /ˈdʒɑːnt/
• Rhymes: -ɔːnt , -ɑːnt

Noun [ edit ]

jaunt ( plural jaunts )

• 1671 , John Milton , “The Fourth Book”, in Paradise Regain’d. A Poem. In IV Books. To which is Added, Samson Agonistes , London: [ … ] J. M [ acock ] for John Starkey   [ … ] , →OCLC : Our Savior, meek, and with untroubled mind After his aëry jaunt , though hurried sore. Hungry and cold, betook him to his rest.
• 1597 , William Shakespeare , Romeo & Juliet : Fie, what a jaunt have I had.
• 1902 , John Buchan, The Outgoing of the Tide : Some days later it happened that young Heriotside was stepping home over the Lang Muir about ten at night, it being his first jaunt from home since his arm had mended.

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Verb [ edit ].

jaunt ( third-person singular simple present jaunts , present participle jaunting , simple past and past participle jaunted )

• ( intransitive ) To ramble here and there; to stroll ; to make an excursion .
• ( intransitive ) To ride on a jaunting car .
• 1818 , Cobbett's Weekly Political Register : To get into a Grecian car, and to be drawn, with Minerva at his back [ … ] four or five miles through the streets of London‥after having quietly suffered himself to be jaunted about in this manner
• ( obsolete ) To tire a horse by riding it hard or back and forth.

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• jaunting car

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What does the noun jaunt mean?

There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun jaunt , one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

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OED is undergoing a continuous programme of revision to modernize and improve definitions. This entry has not yet been fully revised.

How common is the noun jaunt ?

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Earliest known use

The earliest known use of the noun jaunt is in the late 1500s.

OED's earliest evidence for jaunt is from 1597, in the writing of William Shakespeare, playwright and poet.

It is also recorded as a verb from the late 1500s.

jaunt is formed within English, by conversion.

Etymons: jaunt v.

Nearby entries

• jaundice, v. 1791–
• jaundiced, adj. 1640–
• jaune, adj. 1430–
• jaune antique, n. 1875–
• jaune brillant, n. 1851–
• Jaune Desprez, n. 1837–
• jaune jonquille, n. 1910–
• jaunette, n. 1423–1673
• jaunish | jawnish, adj. 1597
• jaunsel, v. 1590
• jaunt, n.¹ 1597–
• jaunt, n.² 1706–21
• jaunt, v. 1570–
• jauntily, adv. 1828–
• jauntiness, n. 1712–
• jaunting-car, n. 1805–
• jauntingly, adv. 1839–
• jaunty, n. 1902–
• jaunty, adj. 1662–
• jaup | jawp, n. 1513–
• jaup | jawp, v. 1513–

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Definition of jaunty adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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Dictionary Definition of 'jaunt'

A short trip or excursion, usually for pleasure or leisure, often implying a sense of casualness or informality. "The romantic jaunt to the city was the perfect getaway for the couple."

Detailed Meaning of 'jaunt'

The term is often used to describe a quick trip or outing that is taken for fun, rather than for a specific purpose. For example, a weekend jaunt to the countryside, or a day jaunt to a nearby city. A jaunt can also imply a sense of adventure or spontaneity, as it suggests a trip that is taken on a whim or without much planning. The term is often used in contrast to a more formal or structured trip, such as a vacation or business trip. Jaunt also implies a sense of brevity, it's a short and usually pleasant trip, usually it's not a long term commitment. In general, a jaunt is a short and casual trip, usually taken for pleasure or leisure, that implies a sense of adventure and spontaneity.

History and Etymology of 'jaunt'

The noun 'jaunt' has its etymological roots in the Middle French word 'jent,' which meant 'a day's journey' or 'a day's work.' This Middle French term, in turn, can be traced back to the Old French word 'journée,' meaning 'day' and, by extension, 'a day's travel or excursion.' The transition from 'journée' to 'jent' in Middle French reflected the linguistic shifts of the time. In English, 'jaunt' emerged during the 17th century, retaining its essence as a short trip or excursion, often for pleasure or leisure, with a connotation of informality and casualness. This etymology underscores the historical association of 'jaunt' with the idea of a brief journey or day's outing.

Examples of 'jaunt' in a Sentence

1. They decided to go on a jaunt to discover hidden gems in the city. 2. The jaunt to the amusement park was filled with laughter and excitement. 3. He took a short jaunt during his lunch break to clear his mind. 4. The friends planned a jaunt to visit historical landmarks in the area. 5. The jaunt to the beach included a relaxing picnic by the shore. 6. She went on a shopping jaunt, visiting various boutiques and shops. 7. The jaunt through the old town gave them a glimpse into the city's rich history. 8. They embarked on a culinary jaunt, trying out different restaurants in the neighborhood. 9. The weekend jaunt to the cabin allowed them to reconnect with nature. 10. The hiking enthusiasts organized a challenging jaunt up the mountain. 11. The spontaneous jaunt to the concert turned out to be a memorable experience. 12. She decided to take a jaunt to the bookstore to find a new novel to read. 13. The jaunt to the art gallery showcased a diverse collection of masterpieces. 14. They planned a jaunt to the countryside to witness the beauty of the changing seasons.

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In a 2021 review of 85 clinical trials, for example, scientists looked at what happened to people’s blood pressure when they consumed 400 to 7,600 milligrams of sodium per day. As their consumption increased, the researchers reported, so did their blood pressure. The effect was strongest for people who already had high blood pressure, but the researchers also saw it in people who didn’t.

Managing your blood pressure is one of the most important things you can do to reduce your risk of developing heart disease or having a stroke, Dr. Anderson said. Nearly half of adults in the United States have high blood pressure. And researchers say that of all of the problems with our diets, sodium is the most harmful to global health: Excessive salt consumption causes close to two million deaths each year , they estimate, mainly from cardiovascular disease.

How much sodium is too much?

According to the U.S. dietary guidelines , adults should have no more than 2,300 milligrams — equivalent to about one teaspoon of table salt — per day. The World Health Organization and International Society of Hypertension have a slightly lower limit at no more than 2,000 milligrams per day. And the American Heart Association says that while no more than 2,300 milligrams per day is a good target to aim for, it’s even better to avoid going over 1,500 milligrams per day, especially if you already have high blood pressure.

These guidelines are based on the best available evidence concerning high blood pressure and heart disease, said Dr. Frank Hu, a professor of nutrition and epidemiology at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

But not all experts agree. In several studies published in the last decade or so, for instance, researchers reported that it was only people who consumed much more sodium — on the order of 5,000 milligrams per day — who had a greater risk of heart disease or earlier death. Those findings suggested that the sodium guidelines set by health organizations across the world were too strict, said Dr. Martin O’Donnell, a professor of neurovascular medicine at the University of Galway in Ireland.

This perspective garnered a lot of mainstream attention, Dr. Appel said. But other researchers found serious flaws with the contradictory studies; the main issue being that they could not accurately measure how much sodium people consumed, he added.

In a 2022 analysis , Dr. Hu and his colleagues compiled the results from studies that used more rigorous methods. Among 10,700 adults who were followed for nearly nine years, most consumed between about 2,250 and 5,250 milligrams per day. The researchers found that those who consumed the least amount of sodium had the lowest risk of cardiovascular disease. And as sodium consumption increased, so did cardiovascular risk, a finding that supports the U.S. guidelines.

The sodium debate illustrates many of the challenges of nutrition research, Dr. Appel said. Large nutrition trials are much harder to conduct than large drug trials, he said, especially when looking at long-term health risks like heart attacks and strokes. Instead, nutrition researchers often rely on study designs that can only show associations between certain eating patterns and health, and conflicting results are common.

But the evidence to support reducing sodium consumption to the recommended levels is “pretty darn strong,” Dr. Appel said.

And, Dr. Hu added, “I don’t think we should wait for perfect evidence to take action.”

So, do I need to cut back on sodium?

If you have high blood pressure, reducing your sodium consumption will most likely help lower it, said Dr. Deepak K. Gupta, a cardiologist at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville. This has been shown in many studies , including a 2023 trial led by Dr. Gupta, which suggested that, in most people, low-sodium diets reduced blood pressure about as well as a medication did.

But you shouldn’t wait until you have high blood pressure to think about sodium, said Alta Schutte, a professor of cardiovascular medicine at the George Institute for Global Health in Australia. Excess sodium throughout life can gradually damage blood vessels and eventually lead to high blood pressure. “It’s a cumulative effect,” she said.

Several recent trials have shown that adults with normal blood pressure who cut back on sodium were less likely to develop high blood pressure than those who didn’t reduce their consumption. “Prevention is certainly much better than treatment,” Dr. Hu said.

At the same time, these and other studies have shown that getting enough potassium may be just as important as cutting back on sodium, Dr. Schutte said. Getting adequate potassium from your diet can reduce your risk of high blood pressure and heart disease , in part because potassium helps your kidneys remove extra sodium from your blood.

But some people should avoid consuming too much potassium. If you have kidney disease or are taking certain medications like potassium-sparing diuretics , check with your doctor before increasing your consumption, Dr. Schutte said. And those who are prone to low levels of sodium in their blood may not want to adopt a low-sodium diet, she added.

How will I know if I’m consuming the right amount?

The average adult in the United States consumes about 3,500 milligrams of sodium per day. And it can be challenging to cut back to 2,300 milligrams without making drastic dietary changes. It’s also difficult to know if you’re over the limit in the first place, since no simple test can measure this. But it’s not all or nothing, Dr. Hu said. Any reduction in sodium should be helpful for most people.

In the United States, about 70 percent of the sodium people consume comes from processed foods and dining out, according to the Food and Drug Administration . The best way to reduce your sodium consumption is to eat less of these foods and to cook more of your meals at home, Dr. Appel said.

Vegetables, fruits, beans, nuts and dairy products are all rich sources of potassium, and eating more of these foods can boost your potassium while also probably reducing your sodium, Dr. Hu said.

You can experiment with adding flavor to your food by using more herbs and spices and less salt. Research suggests that spicy seasonings like chili peppers and acids like lemon juice and vinegar can enhance the taste of salt, making a little bit go a longer way. And in taste tests of store-bought tomato soup , people said that a low-sodium version seasoned with garlic, celery, oregano, bay leaves and black pepper was just as tasty as a full-sodium version.

When buying packaged foods, Dr. Anderson said that a good rule of thumb was to choose products with no more milligrams of sodium per serving than calories. This will help you stay below the 2,300 milligram daily limit. And be aware that certain canned foods, like beans and vegetables, are often high in sodium; draining and rinsing them can reduce the load.

Keep in mind, Dr. O’Donnell said, that your overall eating pattern is more important than any one ingredient. The Mediterranean diet has been shown to reduce your risk of cardiovascular disease, he added, and it prioritizes many foods that are rich in potassium and don’t contain too much sodium.

Alice Callahan is a Times reporter covering nutrition and health. She has a Ph.D. in nutrition from the University of California, Davis. More about Alice Callahan

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Just like the slang term “fetch,” the “Mean Girls” musical never quite ignites in the imagination.

No matter how hard the insanely high-energy cast tries to charm in the musical’s recent tour stop in San Jose, you can’t help wishing it was as effortlessly sparkling as the classic 2004 teen movie that made Lindsay Lohan a star.

Don’t get me wrong, Tina Fey (forever famed for “30 Rock”) is a national treasure and her book is as razor-sharp as you’d expect from the queen of clever, and there’s oodles of bouncy choreography framing the teenage tribulations of our heroine Cady Heron (Natalie Shaw), who grew up on the African savannah but never confronted the savagery of nature until she moved to the American suburbs, where status rules and her only friends are the artsy outsiders Janis (Alexys Morera) and Damian (Ethan Jih-Cook).

Here, she must fight for survival amid the reign of Regina George (Maya Petropoulos), the leader of the Plastics, and her mindless minions, the low self-esteem BFF Gretchen (Kristen Amanda Smith) and the gleefully dopey Karen (Maryrose Brendel).

Director/choreographer Casey Nicholaw (“The Book of Mormon”) gives the musical an adorably frenetic vibe that nails the pulse of our ADHD culture, a society that prizes Instagram-worthiness over authenticity.

But it’s still hard to shake the niggling sense that it all feels a little warmed over, a little too obviously recycled to be truly hilarious. For the record, the tuner first premiered in 2017 at the National Theatre in Washington, D.C., on its way to a 2018 Broadway opening and the latest movie iteration came out last year. “Mean Girls” is now its own cottage industry. It may not be fresh but it will likely never expire either.

Certainly, the first act sags a bit. The characters feel saucer-shallow and most of the songs don’t really snap until the second act when the over earnestness gives way to Fey’s fierce wisecracking. Shaw and Petropoulos also seem stiff in the bland and bouncy act one, slowly relaxing into a more ironic vibe as the show unfolds. The point of their little love triangle, the hottie Aaron (Joseph Torres) seems utterly generic.

Of course, if you weren’t alive when the original movie came out, you may well see things a bit differently.

My kiddo, Daphne, 13, for instance, just can’t get enough of the “Mean Girls” oeuvre, no matter the medium. She’s in middle school now and coping with bullies of her own, which makes this narrative deeply relevant, alas.

She particularly loved Cady’s anthem to the “Apex Predator” in which she wryly notes that you can never tell if Regina wants to braid your hair or eat your heart.

Taken in that light, this is a cathartic mother-daughter night out that lets you laugh at the ludicrous pressures society puts on girls, even if it makes you want to cry that so little changes from one generation to the next. Sometimes wit is as good as it gets.

Daphne and her pal Ellie both giggled throughout Karen’s hilarious Halloween song, in which she wishes for world peace and also Halloween everyday so she could always be sexy, the one constant in girl costumes, like sexy mouse or sexy Rosa Parks or sexy doctor curing sexy cancer.

“When you are the hot one it’s a full-time gig/Looking like what people want to see,” sings a delightfully deadpan Brendel.

Asked about the show’s message, Ellie, 12, quipped that viewers should take a page from Cady’s book and spend most of high school hiding out in Kenya.

If that’s not an option for you, don’t forget, on Wednesdays, we wear pink.

Contact Karen D’Souza at [email protected].

Book by Tina Fey, music by Jeff Richmond, lyrics by Nell Benjamin,based on the 2004 Paramount Pictures film; presented by Broadway San Jose

Through:  March 24

Where:  Center for the Performing Arts, 255 Almaden Blvd. San Jose

Running time: 2 hours, 30 minutes, one intermission

Tickets:  408-792-4111. Broadway San Jose | Hits. Close to Home.

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