Jaunty definition
Walking at a jaunty pace; music with jaunty rhythms.
A jaunty grin; a hat worn at a jaunty angle.
An example of jaunty is a child skipping down the street.
An example of jaunty is a man wearing a pocket square in his suit pocket.
He walked down the street with a jaunty swaggering step, as if daring others less perfectly satisfied to intrude upon his good mood.