Jolly Roger
The traditional flag used on European and American pirate ships, and, more recently,…The traditional flag used on European and American pirate ships, and, more recently, by submarine crews, often pictured as a white skull and crossbones on a black field; the blackjack.
Meaning
1 sensesThe traditional flag used on European and American pirate ships, and, more recently, by submarine crews, often pictured as a white skull and crossbones on a black field; the blackjack.
Totenkopfflagge, Totenkopffahne, Piratenflagge
Весёлый РоджерVesjólyj Rodžer
Веселий РоджерVeselyj Rodžer
a flag usually bearing a white skull and crossbones on a black background; indicates a pirate ship
Translations
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Origin
Possibly from jolly + Roger (“dialectal nickname for the Devil”).Possibly from jolly + Roger (“dialectal nickname for the Devil”).
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Forms
plural: Jolly Rogers| Singular | Jolly Roger |
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Synonyms
4 synonyms- a flag usually bearing a white skull and crossbones on a black background; indicates a pirate ship:black flagpirate flagblackjack