Jaunty

Decked out in goofy headpieces such as a lampshade and a traffic cone, the congregants follow Bokonon in singing jaunty calypsos with incongruously sardonic lyrics.

One woman, who had two sons graduating, dressed as a man, wearing riding breeches, high boots, spurs and a jaunty outing cap.

When songwriters Peter Allen and Carole Bayer Sager penned “Everything Old Is New Again” decades ago, I wonder if they could have imagined the jaunty, oft-covered tune would one day be turned into a blueprint for some very dangerous doings.

With her resolute tone of voice, coupled with a jaunty, jazzy tune, Laufey proves to be liberated and leagues ahead of these lovers.

After showing off an impressive British accent, Girl In Red explained how the jaunty I’m Back was orignally written about “being really depressed, coming out of that and realising the life you have is actually worth living”.

Carrington’s Iris Tree on a Horse, showing her actress pal forging ahead on a silver charger, is both brilliantly jaunty and wilfully cack-handed, just like Rose Wylie’s nearby of the actress Billie Piper.

In a country famous for its crown jewels, the V&A’s spot-lit jewelry gallery packs in everything from fifth-century Byzantine bracelets to jaunty 1970s body jewelry.

In the main space, where a visitor might expect to find a bed, Lader has arranged the instruments of her trade — a piano, a keyboard, balance balls, straws, a box of tissues, a skeleton in a jaunty hat.

Looking jaunty there Tim.

While details are still to be confirmed, audiences can expect a jaunty blend of tunes that capture the spirit of the American West.

Anyone dealing with late-winter weather can relate to this jaunty late-'50s No. 1 song, which details the unseasonable weather Alaskans face during what's supposed to be a milder time.

Jonathan types a jaunty email from a blustery Auckland: “Enjoying watching OBO tick over whilst making Mr.9’s school lunch!

The chocolate log cake has been jazzed up for the most wonderful time of the year with gift-shaped chocolate on his back, confectionery stockings on his many pairs of feet and a jaunty chocolate Santa hat perched above his sweet face.

The extent of public sentiment has found expression in the popular culture, in calypsos such as Jaunty’s ‘Bobol List’, which expressed in no uncertain terms the revulsion that the ordinary Saint Lucian felt at the abuse of public office for private gain.

The jaunty scarf at her neck sat above clearly defined collar bones and a swathe of decolletage that looked stunning, but considerably reduced from years past.

Though he has a jaunty hat and glittery face, Bernard also has the distinct air of someone who’s had to wearily explain “you put on the suit, you’re the big guy” to aghast middle-aged men more than once in his long elf-life.

The jaunty, brass-assisted music somehow makes the battlefield testimony in the lyrics more harrowing: “I’ve seen soldiers fall like lumps of meat … arms and legs hanging in the trees”.

With John Williams' score, Finn popping up out of nowhere and a jaunty rolling droid, a sense of fun was evident throughout the trailer, letting fans know in no uncertain terms that this was not a film about trade disputes.

In the ring, she wore a scarlet gown; her quarter horse, Mr. Darcy, had a jaunty fedora affixed to his bridle and a dusting of red glitter on his rump.

That’s a mixed blessing since one of the TR7/8’s neatest features was the availability of jaunty plaid upholstery.