Associations to the word «Junketing»

Wiktionary

JUNKET, noun. (obsolete) A basket.
JUNKET, noun. A type of cream cheese, originally made in a rush basket; later, a food made of sweetened curds or rennet.
JUNKET, noun. (obsolete) A delicacy.
JUNKET, noun. A feast or banquet.
JUNKET, noun. A pleasure-trip; a journey made for feasting or enjoyment, now especially a trip made ostensibly for business but which entails merrymaking or entertainment.
JUNKET, noun. (gaming) 20-40 table gaming rooms for which the capacity and limits change daily. Junket rooms are often rented out to private vendors who run tour groups through them and give a portion of the proceeds to the main casino.
JUNKET, verb. To go on or attend a junket.

Dictionary definition

JUNKET, noun. Dessert made of sweetened milk coagulated with rennet.
JUNKET, noun. A journey taken for pleasure; "many summer excursions to the shore"; "it was merely a pleasure trip"; "after cautious sashays into the field".
JUNKET, noun. A trip taken by an official at public expense.
JUNKET, verb. Go on a pleasure trip.
JUNKET, verb. Provide a feast or banquet for.
JUNKET, verb. Partake in a feast or banquet.

Wise words

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