Antonyms for jollies

Grammar : Noun, verb

Spell : jol-ee

Phonetic Transcription : ˈdʒɒl i

Definition of jollies

Origin : c.1300 (late 13c. as a surname), from Old French jolif "festive, merry, amorous, pretty" (12c.) of uncertain origin (cf. Italian giulivo "merry, pleasant").
Perhaps a Germanic loan-word from a source akin to Old Norse jol "a winter feast" (see yule), or from Latin gaudere "to rejoice," from PIE *gau- "to rejoice" (see joy). For loss of -f, cf. tardy, hasty. Related: Jollily; jolliness.

As in jest : noun joke
As in merrymaking : noun celebration
As in elation : noun extreme happiness
As in inveigle : verb entice, manipulate
As in jest : verb joke
As in joke : verb kid, tease
As in kid : verb fool, ridicule
As in push : verb incite, urge
As in ridicule : verb make contemptuous fun of something or someone
As in cajole : verb attempt to coax; flatter
As in chaff : verb joke, ridicule
As in sweet-talk : verb flatter
As in twit : verb ridicule
As in deride : verb make fun of; insult
As in fawn : verb ingratiate oneself to; serve
As in flatter : verb compliment excessively

Example sentences :

Dick gets kinder peeved with her sometimes when she jollies him.
Extract from : « Walter and the Wireless » by Sara Ware Bassett

The same as the Jollies—'er Majesty's Jollies—soldier an' sailor too.
Extract from : « McClure's Magazine, Vol. 6, No. 5, April, 1896 » by Various

We sent for the Jollies—'er Majesty's Jollies—soldier an' sailor too!
Extract from : « McClure's Magazine, Vol. 6, No. 5, April, 1896 » by Various

And they done it, the Jollies—'er Majesty's Jollies—soldier an' sailor too.
Extract from : « McClure's Magazine, Vol. 6, No. 5, April, 1896 » by Various

I saw three or four of our jollies—as we called the marines—drop while firing away from the forecastle.
Extract from : « Will Weatherhelm » by W.H.G. Kingston

In ancient times the jollies, or Royal Marines, were the butts of the sailors, from their ignorance of seamanship.
Extract from : « The Slang Dictionary » by John Camden Hotten

“According to your notion all the jollies are Towers,” cried Nettleship, when he regained his voice.
Extract from : « Paddy Finn » by W. H. G. Kingston

Karl Ludwig jollies Oswald about those friends who seemed so surprised to see him.
Extract from : « Oswald Langdon » by Carson Jay Lee

Still the Jollies were in no way disposed to give up their share of me, to which they considered they had a right.
Extract from : « Ben Burton » by W. H. G. Kingston

He was now engaged in drilling twelve of the most ruffianly and ill-conditioned of the crew, whom he called his jollies.
Extract from : « Charley Laurel » by W. H. G. Kingston

Synonyms for jollies

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