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jaunty

[jawn-tee, jahn-] / ˈdʒɔn ti, ˈdʒɑn- /


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The couple's baby, Jaunty Beau, was born on 31 January.

From BBC • Feb. 22, 2024

Jaunty little hat-shaped tortelli, finished with brown butter and snowflakes of ricotta salata, were just translucent enough to reveal their emerald-colored filling, a luscious purée of spinach and mascarpone.

From The New Yorker • Nov. 23, 2018

Jaunty music played in the background, and all around him people posed in front of #cokeplay billboards, then handed their phones over to prove they got the hashtags right to receive their prize: another advertisement.

From Washington Times • Feb. 25, 2018

Jaunty paintings of pigs cover the walls at the Pacoima taco stand Carnitas Loya, which, in case you couldn’t tell from the name alone, specializes in carnitas.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 15, 2016

Now she had Jaunty, though she was a little unsteady on her feet, a little unsure of her own limbs.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee




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