Antonyms for jollies
Grammar : Noun, verb |
Spell : jol-ee |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈdʒɒl i |
- admire
- apathy
- approve
- be honest
- be serious
- belittle
- boredom
- build up
- bully
- castigate
- commend
- compliment
- conceal
- condemn
- criticize
- delay
- denounce
- deny
- depression
- despair
- discourage
- discouragement
- disenchant
- disgust
- dissuade
- fight
- flatter
- force
- free
- gloom
- hide
- hinder
- honor
- ignore
- insult
- irritate
- laud
- leave alone
- let go
- liberate
- misery
- mismatch
- offend
- praise
- prevent
- pull
- refuse
- reject
- release
- repel
- repress
- repulse
- respect
- revere
- sadness
- slow
- sorrow
- stop
- suppress
- turn off
- unhappiness
- upset
- woe
- work
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
- 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
- abase
- adulate
- allure
- amusement
- apple polish
- apple-polish
- argue into
- bait
- bamboozle
- banter
- be at beck and call
- be obsequious
- be servile
- bear down
- beguile
- beslaver
- blandish
- bliss
- bon mot
- bootlick
- bother
- bow
- browbeat
- brownnose
- buddy up
- build up
- bulldoze
- buoyancy
- butter
- butter up
- buzz
- cajole
- caricature
- carousal
- cartoon
- cater to
- cave in to
- chaff
- charge
- charm
- cloud nine
- coax
- coerce
- con
- constrain
- contemn
- conviviality
- cotton
- court
- cower
- cozen
- crack
- crawl
- creep
- cringe
- crouch
- crowd
- curry favor
- debase
- deceive
- decoy
- defer
- deflate
- delight
- delude
- deride
- detract
- dis
- disdain
- disparage
- do a number on
- dragoon
- dump on
- dupe
- ecstasy
- egg on
- encourage
- enjoyment
- ensnare
- enthusiasm
- entice
- entrap
- euphoria
- exaltation
- excitement
- exert influence
- exhilaration
- expedite
- expose
- exultation
- fall all over
- fall on one's knees
- fawn
- festive
- festivity
- fire up
- flatter
- fleer
- flimflam
- flout
- fool
- frolic
- fun
- funny
- gag
- gambol
- game
- get around
- get next to
- gibe
- gird
- glee
- glorify
- go to town on
- goad
- goose
- grovel
- gull
- hand a line
- haze
- high
- high spirits
- hoax
- honey
- honey up
- hoodwink
- hook
- horse around
- humiliate
- humor
- hurry
- impel
- induce
- influence
- inspire
- intoxication
- inveigle
- invite
- jape
- jeer
- jest
- jive
- joke
- jollies
- jolly
- josh
- joy
- joyfulness
- joyousness
- jubilation
- key up
- kick
- kicks
- kid
- kid around
- kneel
- knock
- kowtow
- lampoon
- laugh
- laugh at
- lay it on
- lay it on thick
- lead on
- lean on
- lick boots
- lout
- lure
- make a fool of
- make a game of
- make a laughing-stock
- make fun of
- make merry
- make sport of
- make up to
- maneuver
- massage
- merriment
- mimic
- mislead
- mock
- motivate
- needle
- oblige
- oil
- one-liner
- overdo it
- overpraise
- overpress
- pan
- pander
- parody
- pay court
- persuade
- play
- play the clown
- play tricks
- play up to
- pleasantry
- pleasure
- poke fun
- poke fun at
- pooh-pooh
- pour it on
- praise
- prank
- press
- pressure
- pretend
- prod
- pull one's leg
- pun
- push
- push around
- put down
- put on
- put the screws to
- put up to
- quip
- quiz
- rag
- rail at
- railroad
- rally
- rapture
- raz
- razz
- revel
- revelry
- rib
- rib-tickler
- ride
- ridicule
- roast
- rope in
- rub the right way
- run down
- sally
- salve
- satirize
- scoff
- scorn
- scout
- scrape
- seduce
- sell
- sell on
- send up
- show up
- slam
- slaver
- sneer
- snow
- soap
- soft-soap
- soften
- soften up
- speed
- speed up
- spoof
- sport
- spread it on
- spur
- squeeze
- stars in one's eyes
- steamroll
- stoop
- string along
- stroke
- strong-arm
- submit
- suck up to
- sweet talk
- sweet-talk
- sweeten up
- takeoff
- tantalize
- taunt
- tease
- tempt
- toady
- toll
- transport
- travesty
- trick
- triumph
- truckle
- turn on
- twit
- unmask
- up
- upper
- urge
- wheedle
- wisecrack
- witticism
- woo
- work on
- work over
- yield
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