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jollies

jollies noun: kicks; satisfaction; entertainment. Also the plural of jolly.

Noun

jollies

  1. (slang) Kicks; satisfaction; entertainment.
    • I don't know if this is how you get your jollies, but it's pretty screwed up.
    • For quotations using this term, see Citations:jollies.
  2. (capitalized, often, slang) The Royal Marines.

Also used as

jollies is also the plural of jolly.

jollies is also the third-person singular simple present indicative of jolly.

Words formed from jollies

Phrases with jollies

Questions about jollies

What does jollies mean?
Jollies means kicks; satisfaction; entertainment.
What part of speech is jollies?
Jollies is a noun.

Words near jollies in the dictionary

  1. jolleymen
  2. jolleys
  3. jollied
  4. jollied along
  5. jollier
  6. jollies
  7. jollies along
  8. jolliest
  9. Jolliff
  10. Jolliffe
  11. jolliffeite

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