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jollying

verb

present participle of jolly

as in joking

to make jokes spent their nights around the campfire good-naturedly jollying and telling scary stories

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joking

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After joking that the world had finally realized women were simply worse at directing than men, Gyllenhaal gave a serious answer.

— Nate Jones, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2026
While James was joking about Ferguson, 66, joining the show, the former Duchess of York does have a history of major TV cameos.

— Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 2 Sep. 2026

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