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rollicking

[rol-i-king] Origin

rol·lick·ing

[rol-i-king]
adjective
1.
carefree and joyous: They had a rollicking good time.
2.
swaggering; boisterous.

Origin:
1805–15; rollick + -ing2

rol·lick·ing·ly, adverb
rol·lick·ing·ness, noun


1. jolly, hearty, merry, gay, exuberant.

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rol·lick

[rol-ik]
verb (used without object)
to move or act in a carefree, frolicsome manner; behave in a free, hearty, gay, or jovial way.

Origin:
1820–30; blend of romp and frolic

rol·lick·er, noun
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rollicking1 (ˈrɒlɪkɪŋ)
 
adj
boisterously carefree and swaggering

rollicking2 (ˈrɒlɪkɪŋ)
 
n
informal (Brit) a very severe telling-off; dressing-down
 
[C20: from rollick (vb) (in former sense: to be angry, make a fuss); perhaps influenced by bollocking]

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rollicking
1811, adj. use of prp. of rollick "to frolic, sport" (though this does not appear in print until 1826), which is perhaps a blend of roll and frolic.
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