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rollicking

English

Alternative forms

  • rollocking

Verb

rollicking

  1. present participle of rollick

Noun

rollicking (plural rollickings)

  1. (Britain) A scolding, a bollocking.
    • 2004. Richard Ayoade as Dean Learner in "Once Upon a Beginning", Garth Marenghi's Darkplace episode 1
      Thanks for explaining the situation. I'm going to give him the rollicking of his life.

Adjective

rollicking (comparative more rollicking, superlative most rollicking)

  1. carefree, merry and boisterous

Synonyms

  • rollicksome

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rollick

English

Etymology

Presumably a blend of roll +? frolic; appeared 1811 as rollicking, 1826 as rollick.

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /???l?k/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /???l?k/
  • Hyphenation: rol?lick
  • Rhymes: -?l?k

Verb

rollick (third-person singular simple present rollicks, present participle rollicking, simple past and past participle rollicked)

  1. To behave in a playful or carefree manner; to frolic or romp.
  2. (Euphemism for bollock; also spelled rollock) To reprimand.

Derived terms

  • rollicker
  • rollicking

References

Anagrams

  • Corkill

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