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3 days ago · jolly (comparative jollier, superlative jolliest) Full of merriment and high spirits; jovial; joyous; merry. (colloquial, dated) Splendid, excellent, pleasant. (informal) Drunk.
To seek out, indulge in, or enjoy something fun or pleasurable. The term usually hints at a certain degree of perverse satisfaction. The restless teenagers got their jollies by throwing rocks at passing cars.
The meaning of JOLLY is full of high spirits : joyous. How to use jolly in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Jolly.
1. adjective. Someone who is jolly is happy and cheerful in their appearance or behavior. She was a jolly, kindhearted woman. Synonyms: happy, bright, funny, lively More Synonyms of jolly. 2. adjective. A jolly event is lively and enjoyable. She had a very jolly time in Canada. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.
To keep amused or diverted for one's own purposes; humor. v.intr. To amuse oneself with humorous banter. n. pl. jol·lies. 1. Chiefly British A good or festive time. 2. jollies Slang Amusement; kicks: However you get your jollies is fine with me. [Middle English joli, from Old French, perhaps of Scandinavian origin.] jol′li·ly adv. jol′li·ness n.
Informal. great; thorough: a jolly blunderer. Slang. slightly drunk; tipsy. verb (used with object) , jol·lied, jol·ly·ing. Informal. to talk or act agreeably to (a person) in order to keep that person in good humor, especially in the hope of gaining something (usually followed by along ): They jollied him along until the job was done.
Someone who's jolly is extremely cheerful. Your jolly French teacher might spend a large part of each class laughing out loud at his own jokes — if only you understood French, you could laugh along with him.
adjective. uk / ˈdʒɒl.i / us / ˈdʒɑː.li / jolly adjective (HAPPY) Add to word list. happy and smiling: a jolly smile / manner / mood. She's a very jolly, upbeat sort of a person. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Feeling pleasure and happiness. (as) pleased as Punch idiom. ASMR. be dancing in the streets idiom. be floating on air idiom.
merry: In a moment he was as jolly as ever. cheerfully festive or convivial: a jolly party. joyous; happy: Christmas is a jolly season. British Terms [Chiefly Brit. Informal.] delightful; charming. [Brit.] British Terms [Informal.] great; thorough: a jolly blunderer. [Slang.] slightly drunk; tipsy. v.t.
According to the algorithm behind Urban Thesaurus, the top 5 slang words for "jolly" are: minchy, sol and jwf, wine candy, bar up, and sizzurp. There are 354 other synonyms or words related to jolly listed above.
