Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jolly d

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.56 in modern English

Syllables: jol-ly d
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Thoroughly decent.

British usage; Colloquial; Dated

Example Sentences

"'Jolly D of you, Doctor, to grace the girls' end-of-term carol service.'"
"Thanks for paying for my drink. Jolly D of you. I think you ought to be in bed."

Etymology

Short for jolly decent.

Usage

Questions

What does jolly d mean?: Thoroughly decent.
Where does jolly d come from?: Short for jolly decent.

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