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rollicking
[
rol
-i-king
]
Origin
rol·lick·ing
/
ˈrɒl
ɪ
kɪŋ
/
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[
rol
-i-king
]
Show IPA
adjective
1.
carefree and joyous:
They had a rollicking good time.
2.
swaggering; boisterous.
Origin:
1805–15;
rollick
+
-ing
2
Related forms
rol·lick·ing·ly,
adverb
rol·lick·ing·ness,
noun
Synonyms
1.
jolly, hearty, merry, gay, exuberant.
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rol·lick
/
ˈrɒl
ɪk
/
Show Spelled
[
rol
-ik
]
Show IPA
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
Related forms
rol·lick·er,
noun
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rollicking
1
(ˈrɒlɪkɪŋ)
—
adj
boisterously carefree and swaggering
rollicking
2
(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
]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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Word Origin & History
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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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