Meaning of Jolly | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A female given name.
2. A pleasure trip or excursion; especially, an expenses-paid or unnecessary one.
   UK, humorous, often
3. A surname.
4. A marine in the English navy.
   dated, slang
5. A place name:
6. An unincorporated community in Pike County, Georgia, United States.
7. A word of praise, or favorable notice.
   archaic, slang
8. An unincorporated community in Newton County, Missouri, United States.
9. Ellipsis of jolly boat.
   abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
10. A minor city in Clay County, Texas, United States.
11. Alternative spelling of Jouli, Uttar Pradesh, India.
    alt-of, alternative

Equivalents

Examples

“If you know⟳ what it means to be a “fidlet” going for a “jolly” in your “doo”, then you are part of an exclusive club that speaks colloquial Antarctic English.”

“I'm a Jolly — 'Er Majesty's Jolly — soldier an' sailor too!”

“'We just need⟳ to chuck him a jolly.' 'I beg⟳ your pardon?' said Faber. 'Chuck a jolly... you know⟳! Get⟳ people on the street talking about how amazing the show⟳ is! Tell⟳ them the tickets are sold out for the next two weeks.'”

“Indeed it is nearly impossible to conceive how the small jolly they were in could have⟳ escaped destruction for a single instant.”

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