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jolly D

jolly D adjective: thoroughly decent.

Adjective

jolly D (not comparable)

  1. (UK, colloquial, dated) Thoroughly decent.
    • 'Jolly D of you, Doctor, to grace the girls' end-of-term carol service.'2008, Richard Gordon, Doctor Gordon's Casebook, page 155
    • Thanks for paying for my drink. Jolly D of you. I think you ought to be in bed.2020, Nancy Spain, Death Goes on Skis

Origin of jolly D

Short for jolly decent.

Questions about jolly D

What does jolly D mean?
Jolly D means thoroughly decent.
What part of speech is jolly D?
Jolly D is an adjective.

Words near jolly D in the dictionary

  1. jolly beans
  2. jolly boat
  3. jolly boats
  4. jolly boy
  5. jolly boys
  6. jolly D
  7. jolly good show
  8. jolly jumper
  9. jolly jumpers
  10. Jolly Nose
  11. Jolly Roger

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