junket[noun]Synonyms: excursion, jaunt, outing, roundabout, sally
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jun‧ket /ˈdʒʌŋkət, ˈdʒʌŋkɪt/
noun[
Date: 1500-1600;
Origin: junket 'sweet food made from milk' (15-21 centuries), from Old North French jonquette 'basket made from reeds', from jonc 'reed'; because the food was made or served in such baskets]
[countable] especially American English informal an expensive trip paid for by government money or by a business for people they employ – used to show disapproval
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