jolly

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jolly  /ˈdʒɑ li/ ? Meaning of "jolly"

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Definition(s):

  1. (n) a happy party
  2. (n) a yawl used by a ship's sailors for general work
  3. (v) be silly or tease one another
  4. (adj) full of or showing high-spirited merriment
  5. (adv) to a moderately sufficient extent or degree

Synonym(s)

banter, chaff, josh, kid, gay, jocund

Derived Word(s)

jollity

Usage(s):

  1. By playing the role of the jolly fat man, Ohio Democrat Mike Di Salle helped make himself a political success.
  2. WikiScanner is a jolly little game of Internet gotcha, but it's really about something more: a growing popular irritation with the Internet in general.
  3. Still sleek and jolly, he was observed stuffing pigs' knuckles and sauerkraut, running down a street after a taxi, dancing until 5 a.

Quotes

  1. ddressing a press conference here, Dr. Singh said: "What was said about the Indian role in Balochistan has no basis. Those who are levelling these false charges know it jolly well."
    on Oct 29, 2009 By: Manmohan Singh Source: Sify

  2. Gerrard called the pilot "a cowboy" who had "no regard for human life" and who had "gone out on a jolly."
    on Mar 16, 2007 By: Steven Gerrard Source: Forbes

  3. "If foreign direct investment is coming to our special economic zones it can also jolly well go to Thailand, Philippines and Indonesia," Nath said. "Investment has to be attracted. It can't be demanded."
    on Mar 17, 2007 By: Kamal Nath Source: International Herald Tribune

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