noun · rare

jolly

jol·ly

jolly · jollies

кенгуря, кенгуреня, коаленя

джоуи, детёныш валлаби, кенгурёнок

junges Känguruh

A pleasure trip or excursionA pleasure trip or excursion; especially, an expenses-paid or unnecessary one.

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UK/ˈd͡ʒɒli/US/ˈd͡ʒɑli/

» We had a jolly good time.

Wir hatten jede Menge Spaß.

Meaning

3 senses

(UK, humorous, often)A pleasure trip or excursion; especially, an expenses-paid or unnecessary one.
(dated, slang)A marine in the English navy.
(archaic, slang)A word of praise, or favorable notice.

More definitions

a happy party
a yawl used by a ship's sailors for general work

Examples

14 sentences

We had a jolly good time.
deWir hatten jede Menge Spaß.
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Tom is a jolly old man.
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Tom is a jolly old soul.
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She was jolly well made to pay.
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Be joyful and merry for it's the jolly season.
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Origin

From Middle English joli, jolif (“merry, cheerful”), from Old French joli, jolif (“merry,

From Middle English joli, jolif (“merry, cheerful”), from Old French joli, jolif (“merry, joyful”). For the loss of final -f in English, compare tardy, hasty, hussy, etc.

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