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• jolly —    1. drunk    An old variant of merry:     They re not up all night at balls and parties, and they don t get jolly in the small hours. (Pearsall, 1969, quoting 19th century music hall patter)    2. an unnecessary treat paid for by a third party… …   How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

• jolly — [jäl′ē] adj. jollier, jolliest [ME joli < OFr, prob. < ON jol,YULE] 1. full of high spirits and good humor; merry 2. Informal enjoyable; pleasant adv. jollier, jolliest [Brit. Informal] very; altogether vt., vi …   English World dictionary

• get your jollies — mainly american spoken, showing disapproval phrase to get pleasure from an activity or experience Do you get your jollies from wasting money on things you don’t need? Thesaurus: to enjoy something, or to enjoy yourselfsynonym Main entry: jolly *… …   Useful english dictionary

• get one's jollies — (informal) To enjoy oneself, have fun • • • Main Entry: ↑jolly * * * informal have fun or find pleasure …   Useful english dictionary

• jolly — jol|ly1 [ dʒali ] adjective 1. ) friendly and CHEERFUL: Her teacher was a jolly lady. 2. ) OLD FASHIONED lively and enjoyable: a jolly conversation jolly jol|ly 2 [ dʒali ] noun count INFORMAL 1. ) BRITISH an occasion when a group of people go… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• jolly — 1 adjective jollier, jolliest especially BrE 1 happy and cheerful: Everybody was in a very relaxed and jolly mood. 2 old fashioned very pleasant and enjoyable: a very jolly occasion 2 adverb BrE old fashioned 1 very: Sounds like a jolly good idea …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• jolly — /ˈdʒɒli / (say jolee) adjective (jollier, jolliest) 1. in good spirits; cheerful: in a moment he was as jolly as ever. 2. cheerfully festive or convivial. 3. amusing; pleasant. –verb (t) (jollied, jollying) 4. (sometimes followed by into) to… …  

• jolly — I UK [ˈdʒɒlɪ] / US [ˈdʒɑlɪ] adjective Word forms jolly : adjective jolly comparative jollier superlative jolliest 1) friendly and cheerful Her teacher was a jolly lady. 2) old fashioned lively and enjoyable a jolly conversation II UK [ˈdʒɒlɪ] /… …   English dictionary

• jolly — [[t]ʤɒ̱li[/t]] jollier, jolliest 1) ADJ GRADED Someone who is jolly is happy and cheerful in their appearance or behaviour. She was a jolly, kindhearted woman. 2) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n A jolly event is lively and enjoyable. I was looking forward… …   English dictionary

• jolly — jolly1 adjective (jollier, jolliest) happy and cheerful. ↘informal lively and entertaining. verb (jollies, jollying, jollied) informal encourage in a friendly way. ↘(jolly someone/thing up) make someone or something more jolly. adverb Brit.… …   English new terms dictionary

• get around — Synonyms and related words: bamboozle, become public, beg, beguile, betray, blarney, bluff, break, butter, butter up, buzz about, cajole, cheat on, circulate, circumvent, come forth, come out, conjure, deceive, delude, diddle, ditch, double,… …   Moby Thesaurus