jolly

jol|ly1 [ `dʒali ] adjective

1. ) friendly and CHEERFUL:

Her teacher was a jolly lady.

2. ) OLD-FASHIONED lively and enjoyable:

a jolly conversation

jolly

jol|ly 2 [ `dʒali ] noun count INFORMAL

1. ) BRITISH an occasion when a group of people go somewhere together and have fun

2. ) OLD-FASHIONED a party

get your jollies AMERICAN SPOKEN

to get pleasure from something. This phrase usually shows that you do not approve of the activity or experience:

Do you get your jollies from wasting money on things you don't need?

jolly

jol|ly 3 [ `dʒali ] verb transitive BRITISH INFORMAL

to persuade someone in a friendly and gentle way:

I'm trying to jolly him into coming to work for us.

,jolly a`long phrasal verb transitive

jolly someone along to continue encouraging and persuading someone to do something

,jolly `up phrasal verb transitive

to make an event or activity more lively and enjoyable

jolly

jol|ly 4 [ `dʒali ] adverb BRITISH INFORMAL OLD-FASHIONED

very:

a jolly good book

jolly good SPOKEN

used for showing that you are pleased with what someone said or did

jolly well SPOKEN

used for emphasizing what you are saying, especially when you are angry or annoyed:

I'll do whatever I jolly well want to!