Definition of "junket" in English

noun

1. (obsolete) A basket.

2. A type of cream cheese, originally made in a rush basket; later, a food made of sweetened curds.

3. (obsolete) A delicacy.

4. A feast or banquet.

5. A pleasure trip; a journey made for feasting or enjoyment, now especially a trip made ostensibly for business but which entails merrymaking or entertainment.

6. (film) Ellipsis of press junket.

7. (gambling) A gaming room for which the capacity and limits change daily, often rented out to private vendors who run tour groups through them and give a portion of the proceeds to the main casino.

verb

1. (intransitive, dated) To attend a junket; to feast.

   • 1688, Robert South, Sermon preached on 8 April, 1688, in Twelve Sermons Preached upon Several Occasions. The Second Volume, London: Thomas Bennet, p. 414, Iob’s Children junketted and feasted together often, but the Reckoning cost them dear at last.

2. (intransitive) To go on a junket; to travel.

3. (transitive) To regale or entertain with a feast.