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jolly
English
Etymology
From Middle English joli, jolif (“merry, cheerful”), from Old French joli, jolif (“merry, joyful”)It is uncertain whether the Old French word is from Old Norse jól ("a midwinter feast, Yule", hence "fest-ive") , in which case, equivalent to yule +? -ive; or ultimately from Latin gaude? (see etymology at joy). For the loss of final -f compare tardy, hasty, hussy, etc.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?d??li/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?d??li/
- Rhymes: -?li
- Hyphenation: jol?ly
Adjective
jolly (comparative jollier, superlative jolliest)
- Full of merriment and high spirits; jovial; joyous; merry.
- 1590, Edmund Spenser, "The Faerie Queene", Book I, Canot 2, xi-xii:
- "Full jolly Knight he seemed […] full large of limb and every joint / He was, and cared not for God or man a point."
- 1815, William Wordsworth, "Hart-Leap Well," Part Second:
- "A jolly place," said he, "in times of old! / But something ails it now: the spot is curst. ..."
- 1819, Washington Irving, The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent., "The Stage Coach":
- […] he is swelled into jolly dimensions by frequent potations of malt liquors […]
- 1590, Edmund Spenser, "The Faerie Queene", Book I, Canot 2, xi-xii:
- (colloquial, dated) Splendid, excellent, pleasant.
- 1853, Charles Dickens, Bleak House, ch. 16:
- Jo silently notices how white and small her hand is and what a jolly servant she must be to wear such sparkling rings.
- 1853, Charles Dickens, Bleak House, ch. 16:
- (informal) drunk
Derived terms
Translations
Noun
jolly (plural jollies)
- (Britain, dated) A pleasure trip or excursion.
- (slang, dated) A marine in the English navy.
- Synonym: joey
- 1896, Rudyard Kipling, Soldier an' Sailor Too
- I'm a Jolly — 'Er Majesty's Jolly — soldier an' sailor too!
Adverb
jolly (comparative more jolly, superlative most jolly)
- (Britain, dated) very, extremely
- 1991, Stephen Fry, The Liar, p. 37:
- Adrian thought it worth while to try out his new slang. ‘I say, you fellows, here's a rum go. Old Biffo was jolly odd this morning. He gave me a lot of pi-jaw about slacking and then invited me to tea. No rotting! He did really.’
- 1991, Stephen Fry, The Liar, p. 37:
Derived terms
- jolly well
Verb
jolly (third-person singular simple present jollies, present participle jollying, simple past and past participle jollied)
- (transitive) To amuse or divert.
Derived terms
- jolly along
Translations
References
- Jolly in the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica, vol. 15, p. 495.
Italian
Etymology
From English jolly joker, an older name for the joker card in a deck of cards.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?d???l.li/
Noun
jolly m (invariable)
- (card games) joker
- wild card
See also
jolly From the web:
- what jolly means
- what jolly rancher flavors are there
- what jolly rancher am i
- what jolly rancher flavor is the best
- what jolly ranchers are made of
- what jolly phonics
- what jolly phonics is all about
- what's jolly roger
joker
English
Etymology
joke +? -er, but in the sense of a playing card possibly by alteration of Jucker, also the origin of the name of the card game euchre.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?d???k?/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?d?o?k?/
- Rhymes: -??k?(r)
Noun
joker (plural jokers)
- A person who makes jokes.
- (slang) A funny person.
- A jester.
- Synonyms: court jester, fool, jester
- A playing card that features a picture of a joker (that is, a jester) and that may be used as a wild card in some card games.
- An unspecified, vaguely disreputable person.
- (New Zealand, colloquial) A man.
- A clause in a contract that undermines its apparent provisions.
- 1922, Farm Machinery and Equipment (page lxxxiii)
- Discussion of contracts and the many provisions contained therein led to a vote making it the sense of the convention that manufacturers should use a simple sales contract, free from jokers.
- 1939, Canadian Parliament, Official Report of Debates, House of Commons (volume 218, page 858)
- Then, sir, on page 12 of the agreement there is a joker clause, which provides for payments in addition to the ten per cent, […]
- 1942, Billboard (volume 54, number 41, page 5)
- Stone claimed that there was a Joker in the contract, one clause (No. 2) calling for two weeks' notice and another (No. 8) calling for payment on a par-day basis after the first two weeks.
- 1958, Duncan Leroy Kennedy, Bill drafting (page 12)
- The object of these provisions is to prevent insertion of "jokers" or "sleepers" in bills and securing passage under the false color of the title.
- 1922, Farm Machinery and Equipment (page lxxxiii)
Related terms
- joke
See also
- ????, ????, ????
Translations
See also
See also
- Wikipedia article on jokers (jesters)
- Wikipedia article on the joker (playing card)
- Wikipedia article on the Joker in Batman
Anagrams
- jerko
Danish
Etymology
From English joker.
Noun
joker
- joker (playing card)
Declension
Further reading
- “joker” in Den Danske Ordbog
Dutch
Etymology
From English joker.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?jo?k?r/
- Rhymes: -o?k?r
Noun
joker m (plural jokers, diminutive jokertje n)
- joker (playing card)
- any wild card or similar, even in non-card games
Derived terms
- voor joker staan
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??.k??/
- (Quebec) IPA(key): /d?o.kœ?/, [d?o??.kœ?]
Noun
joker m (plural jokers)
- (card games) joker
- (computing) wildcard
- (on a game show) lifeline
- (Scrabble) blank tile
See also
Further reading
- “joker” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Polish
Alternative forms
- d?oker
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?d???.k?r/
Noun
joker m anim
- (card games) joker
Declension
Portuguese
Noun
joker m (plural jokers)
- Alternative form of jóquer
See also
Romanian
Etymology
From French joker, English joker.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?d??o.k?r/
Noun
joker m (plural jokeri)
- (card games) joker
Declension
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- what joker died
- what joker killed himself
- what joker actor died
- what joker is the big joker
- what joker are you
- what joker real name
- what joker has lost the most
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