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jollop

Syllables: jol·lop/ˈd͡ʒɒləp/

jollop noun: a strong liquor or medicine.

Noun (1)

jollop (plural jollops)

  1. A strong liquor or medicine.
    • Do you care to know the ingredients of the jollop?1976, Kyril Bonfiglioli, Something Nasty in the Woodshed, Penguin, published 2001, page 419

Noun (2)

jollop (plural jollops)

  1. A jellop (“wattle, dewlap”).

Forms of jollop

pluraljollops

Origin of jollop

Alteration of jalap, or julep.

See jellop.

Words formed from jollop

Words that rhyme with jollop

Questions about jollop

What does jollop mean?
Jollop means a strong liquor or medicine.
What part of speech is jollop?
Jollop is a noun.
How do you pronounce jollop?
Jollop is pronounced /ˈd͡ʒɒləp/.
What is the plural of jollop?
The plural of jollop is jollops.

Words near jollop in the dictionary

  1. jollities
  2. jollity
  3. jollof
  4. jollof rice
  5. Jollofs
  6. jollop
  7. jolloped
  8. jollops
  9. jolls
  10. jolly
  11. jolly along

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