LekhoriLekhoriSplendid, excellent, pleasant.
Jo silently notices how white and small her hand is and what a jolly servant she must be to wear such sparkling rings.
Drunk.
A pleasure trip or excursion; especially, an expenses-paid or unnecessary one.
If you know what it means to be a “fidlet” going for a “jolly” in your “doo”, then you are part of an exclusive club that speaks colloquial Antarctic English.
A marine in the English navy.
I'm a Jolly — 'Er Majesty's Jolly — soldier an' sailor too!
Very, extremely.
It’s jolly hot in here, isn’t it?
To amuse or divert.
To praise or talk up.
I do not believe in 'jollying' and 'soft soaping' a man when his work is really bad.
A female given name.
A surname.
A place name:
From Middle English joli, jolif (“merry, cheerful”), from Old French joli, jolif (“merry, joyful”). For the loss of final -f in English, compare tardy, hasty, hussy, etc. It is uncertain whether the O...
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A word of praise, or favorable notice.
'We just need to chuck him a jolly.' 'I beg your pardon?' said Faber. 'Chuck a jolly... you know! Get people on the street talking about how amazing the show is! Tell them the tickets are sold out for the next two weeks.'