- "Jaunt" originates from the word "joint" (as in "let's blow this joint"). "Joint" refers to a location, while jaunt was broadened to mean a situation at large, although it can still refer to a single location. The pronunciation shifted from /ʤɔɪnt/ to /ʤɑjnt/. "Jaunt" is a more inclusive word than "joint" because it encapsulates location, emotions, prior context, and a variety of other factors that might influence a person at one time.
jaunt
noun; other word formation type A broadening.
A place. Can also refer to a general situation, typically a negative one.
Etymology : "Jaunt" is a broadening and pronunciational shift of the word "joint".
Source : "God, this jaunt is terrible." (friend, in reference to a job, October 2015)
Last modified: 11 December 2015