means to do a thing that is bad or insulting
That jaunty jackalope 'jacked my jalopy, Jenny! His jaunty necktie went unnoticed.
She wore her hat at a jaunty angle.
The word jaunty is accented on the first syllable. Jaun-ty.
All the jaunty streams joined together to make a river.
A hat worn at a jaunty angle is tipped over one eye or pushed back on the head. It implies both a certain class and a cavalier, debonair sense of fashion.
The original language from which "jaunty" comes is French. It is derived from the French word "gentil," which means "nice" or "pretty."
Journalism is a school subject. It begins with the letter J.
How swift and graceful he was in his long trousers with bicycle clips around them and his scarlet cap at a jaunty angle on his head!
Jaunty; showy., A small, mean dwelling; a rough, slight building for temporary use; a hut., To inhabit a shanty.
"Jaunty" comes from the French word "gentil," which means cheerful or elegant.
2 syllables:auntie, monty4 syllables:biamonte