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jollinesses

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jol⋅ly

  [jol-ee] adjective, -li⋅er, -li⋅est, verb, -lied, -ly⋅ing, noun, plural -lies, adverb
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–adjective
1. in good spirits; gay; merry: In a moment he was as jolly as ever.
2. cheerfully festive or convivial: a jolly party.
3. joyous; happy: Christmas is a jolly season.
4. Chiefly British Informal. delightful; charming.
5. British.
a. Informal. great; thorough: a jolly blunderer.
b. Slang. slightly drunk; tipsy.
–verb (used with object)
6. Informal. to talk or act agreeably to (a person) in order to keep that person in good humor, esp. in the hope of gaining something (usually followed by along): They jollied him along until the job was done.
–verb (used without object)
7. Informal. to jolly a person; josh; kid.
–noun
8. Informal. the practice or an instance of jollying a person.
9. Usually, jollies. Informal. pleasurable excitement, esp. from or as if from something forbidden or improper; thrills; kicks: He gets his jollies from watching horror movies.
–adverb
10. British Informal. extremely; very: He'll jolly well do as he's told.
Origin:
1275–1325; ME joli, jolif < OF, equiv. to jol- (prob. < ON jōl Yule) + -if -ive

Related forms:
jol⋅li⋅ly, adverb
jol⋅li⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
1–3. glad, spirited, jovial, sportive, playful. See gay.

Antonyms:
1–3. gloomy, melancholy.
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Slang Dictionary
jolly

  1. mod.
    alcohol intoxicated; tipsy. : Kelly was a little too jolly, and her sister told her to slow down.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

jolly 
c.1305, from O.Fr. jolif "festive, merry, amorous, pretty" of uncertain origin (cf. It. giulivo "merry, pleasant"), perhaps a Gmc. loan-word from a source akin to O.N. jol "a winter feast" (see yule), or from L. gaudere "to rejoice." Jollification "merrymaking" is from 1809; shortened form jolly led to phrase get (one's) jollies "have fun" (1957). A jolly boat (1727) is probably from Dan. jolle (17c.) or Du. jol (1682), both related to yawl (q.v.); or it may be from M.E. jolywat (1495) "a ship's small boat," of unknown origin.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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