[ 'dʒʌŋkɪt ]
■ noun
1》 a dish of sweetened and flavoured curds of milk.
2》 informal an extravagant trip, especially one by an official at public expense.
■ verb ( ~s , ~ing , ~ed ) [often as noun ~ing ] informal go on a trip at public expense.
Origin
ME (denoting cream cheese, formerly made in a rush basket, later a feast): from OFr. jonquette 'rush basket', from jonc 'rush', from L. juncus .