lovely jubbly
Syllables: love·ly jub·bly/ˌlʌvli ˈdʒʌbli/US/ˌlʌvli ˈdʒʌb(ə)li/
lovely jubbly interjection: often used as a response to some (anticipated) success: lovely; fantastic, great.
Interjection
- Often used as a response to some (anticipated) success: lovely; fantastic, great.
- ‘Yeah?’ says Adam, who doubtless expected me to put up a fight. ‘Lovely jubbly! It's a date!’ / ‘No, it isn’t,’ I say.2000, Anna Maxted, chapter 35, in Getting Over It, London: Arrow Books, Random House, →ISBN, page 287
- Press gently all the way around to seal the edges and keep the chocolate in. Bake for 10 minutes and eat hot or cold. Easy peasy, lovely jubbly!2004, Beatrice Hollyer, Let’s Eat: What Children Eat around the World, New York, N.Y.: Holt, →ISBN
Adjective
lovely jubbly (comparative more lovely jubbly, superlative most lovely jubbly)
- Lovely; fantastic, great.
- Duane bumped his elbow. They were on the Christmas pudding. 'Fucking lovely jubbly this, innit?' Duane said.1999, Roger Granelli, Status Zero, Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan: Seren, →ISBN, page 169
- Synonyms:
- awesome, based, beat, beatific, bewildering, blissful, celestial, delightful, divine, enchanting
Noun
lovely jubbly (uncountable)
- Money.
- Synonyms:
- ackers, bees and honey, blunt, bones, brass, bread, bread and honey, Bugs Bunny, cake, cheddar
Synonyms of lovely jubbly
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- extraordinary
- fabulous
- fantabulosa
- fantabulous
- fascinating
- finger-lickin' good
- frabjous
- grandeur
- grandiose
- grand
- great
- heavenlike
- heavenly
- impressive
- inspiring
- luxurious
- magnificent
- majestic
- major
- marvellous/marvelous
- mirandous
- mystifying
- phenomenal
- selly
- splendid
- stupefying
- stupendous
- supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
- unbelievable
- wild
Forms of lovely jubbly
| comparative | more lovely jubbly |
|---|---|
| superlative | most lovely jubbly |
Origin of lovely jubbly
Based on the 1950s slogan “lubbly Jubbly” advertising Jubbly, an orange-flavoured soft drink. The modified version was coined by the English television scriptwriter John Sullivan (1946–2011) as an expression generally used by the character Derek “Del Boy” Trotter, a market trader from London, in the BBC television comedy Only Fools and Horses (first broadcast 1981–1991, with Christmas specials in 1996 and 2001–2003).
Questions about lovely jubbly
- What does lovely jubbly mean?
- Lovely jubbly means often used as a response to some (anticipated) success: lovely; fantastic, great.
- What part of speech is lovely jubbly?
- Lovely jubbly can be an interjection, an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce lovely jubbly?
- Lovely jubbly is pronounced /ˌlʌvli ˈdʒʌbli/ (UK).
Words near lovely jubbly in the dictionary
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