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jollies

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verb

present tense third-person singular of jolly

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Recent Examples of jollies
Verb
Director Nisha Ganatra jollies it along, with editor Eleanor Infante making as much rhythmic sense of the mix-ups and physical craziness as possible. Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jollies
jokes
Verb
  • The trick works too on Dratch, who once feared monsters under her bed, and Oswalt, who jokes about quicksand being his biggest worry.
    Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
  • My wife jokes about the cat having foiled our murder plot yet again.
    Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025

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“Jollies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jollies. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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