Definition

Noun: 1. The act of taking an excursion for pleasure: "Junketing" refers to the activity of going on a trip or short journey, especially for enjoyment, entertainment, or feasting. It often implies a festive or celebratory outing.

Usage

The word "junketing" is a formal or somewhat old-fashioned term. It is used to describe the specific activity of pleasure travel, often with connotations of leisure, entertainment, or official hospitality. It is not commonly used in everyday modern conversation.

Examples

• The mayor's schedule was filled with official junketing to various city festivals.
• In his retirement, he enjoyed a life of constant junketing to exotic locations.
• The company's budget for executive junketing was criticized as excessive.

Advanced Usage

• The term can sometimes carry a slightly negative or critical connotation, suggesting travel that is more about pleasure and entertainment at someone else's expense (e.g., a company's or the public's) rather than serious business.
  • The journalists accused the diplomats of engaging in frivolous junketing.

Variants and Related Words

• Junket (noun/verb): The more common form. As a noun, it means a trip or outing for pleasure, or a type of dessert. As a verb, it means to go on a pleasure trip.
  • The sales team went on a weekend junket to the coast.
  • They junketed across Europe last summer.

Synonyms

• Excursion
• Pleasure trip
• Outing
• Jaunt

Antonyms

• Work trip
• Errand
• Commute

Noun

1. taking an excursion for pleasure