Citations:jet set

Noun

• 1969, Peter Sarstedt (lyrics and music), “Where Do You Go To (My Lovely)?”:

  And when the snow falls you're found in St. Moritz / With the others of the jet set / And you sip your Napoleon brandy / But you never get your lips wet, no you don't

Adjective

• 1984, Charlotte Chandler, The ultimate seduction:

  You can travel alone in your car instead of walking or taking the bus. You tell yourself you will save time and energy, and what started as a luxury becomes a need. You become jet set, and you replace doing something worthwhile with […]

• 1986 April, “BEACH FUNDS SPLASHY POWERBOAT RACE”, in Miami Herald:

  "It's a very jet-set type of event, but it also appeals to the masses," said promoter Brad Krassner.

• 2010 July 9, “Montreal on the menu?”, in Globe and Mail, Toronto:

  All very jet-set and exclusive, but without the brashness of a supper club

Verb

• 1998 May 17, “IN EVERY SENSE, THIS IS A MONEY GAME”, in St. Louis Post-Dispatch:

  He had the means to jet set around the tennis circuit, keeping up with his teen-age tennis friend Anna Kournikova.

• 2007 April 25, “Petraeus Briefs Lawmakers Before Final House Vote on Iraq War”, in FOXNews:

  While Speaker Pelosi was able to jet-set around the globe to meet with Syrian leaders, she finds it inconvenient to meet with the US commander in Iraq

• 2010 January 22, “Northeastern Turns Around Year With 10-Game Winning Streak”, in New York Times:

  But it is a mistake to assume the Huskies have a flush recruiting budget that allows them to jet set.