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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