plural of jolly / (slang) Kicks; satisfaction; entertainment. / A nickname for the Royal Marines (usually in the form the Jollies).

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of jolly

plural of jolliness

The traditional flag used on European and American pirate ships, and, more recently, by submarine crews, often pictured as a white skull and crossbones on a black field; the blackjack.

(UK, dated, emphatic, sometimes humorous) Certainly, very well.

plural of Jolly Roger

(Caribbean, dated) Aubergine, eggplant.

A type of ship's boat of the 17th to 19th centuries, used mainly to ferry personnel to and from the ship.

(idiomatic, informal) To make (someone) happy or compliant, as by encouragement or flattery.

plural of jolly boat