Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lovely jubbly

/ˌlʌvli ˈdʒʌb(ə)li/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.39 in modern English

Syllables: love-ly jub-bly
IPA: /ˌlʌvli ˈdʒʌb(ə)li/

32

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

intj

Often used as a response to some (anticipated) success: lovely; fantastic, great.

British usage; Informal

adj

Lovely; fantastic, great.

British usage; Informal

noun

British usage; Slang; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"‘Yeah?’ says Adam, who doubtless expected me to put up a fight. ‘Lovely jubbly! It's a date!’ / ‘No, it isn’t,’ I say."
"Press gently all the way around to seal the edges and keep the chocolate in. Bake for 10 minutes and eat hot or cold. Easy peasy, lovely jubbly!"
"Duane bumped his elbow. They were on the Christmas pudding. 'Fucking lovely jubbly this, innit?' Duane said."

Etymology

Based on the 1950s slogan “lubbly Jubbly” advertising Jubbly, an orange-flavoured soft drink. The modified version was coined by the English television scriptwriter John Sullivan (1946–2011) as an expression generally used by the character Derek “Del Boy” Trotter, a market trader from London, in the BBC television comedy Only Fools and Horses (first broadcast 1981–1991, with Christmas specials in 1996 and 2001–2003).

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌlʌvli ˈdʒʌb(ə)li/
British English: /ˌlʌvli ˈdʒʌbli/

Usage

Inflected Forms

more lovely jubbly (comparative) most lovely jubbly (superlative)

Synonyms

awesome based beat beatific bewildering blissful celestial delightful divine enchanting extraordinary fabulous

Questions

How do you pronounce lovely jubbly?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌlʌvli ˈdʒʌb(ə)li/.
What does lovely jubbly mean?: Often used as a response to some (anticipated) success: lovely; fantastic, great.
Where does lovely jubbly come from?: Based on the 1950s slogan “lubbly Jubbly” advertising Jubbly, an orange-flavoured soft drink. The modified version was coined by the English television scriptwriter John Sullivan (1946–2011) as an expression generally used by the character Derek “Del Boy” Trotter, a market trader from London, in the BBC television comedy Only Fools and Horses (first broadcast 1981–1991, with Christmas specials in 1996 and 2001–2003).

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