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junket

Pronunciation: /ˈdʒʌŋkɪt/

Definition of junket

noun

1 [mass noun] a dish of sweetened and flavoured curds of milk: junkets of apple-flavoured cream [mass noun]:her plate of junket

2 informal an extravagant trip or celebration, in particular one enjoyed by government officials at public expense: the latest row over city council junkets

verb (junkets, junketing, junketed)

[no object] (often as noun junketing) informal

attend or go on a trip or celebration at public expense: your MP’s worldwide junketing

Origin:

late Middle English: from Old French jonquette 'rush basket', from jonc 'rush', from Latin juncus. Originally denoting a rush basket, especially one for fish (remaining in dialect use), the term also denoted a cream cheese, formerly made in a rush basket or served on a rush mat. A later extended sense, 'feast, merrymaking', gave rise to junket (sense 2 of the noun)

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