All jollies synonyms
jolΒ·ly
J j noun jollies
- hoax β something intended to deceive or defraud: The Piltdown man was a scientific hoax.
- jive β swing music or early jazz.
- jolly β in good spirits; lively; merry: In a moment he was as jolly as ever.
- laugh β to express mirth, pleasure, derision, or nervousness with an audible, vocal expulsion of air from the lungs that can range from a loud burst of sound to a series of quiet chuckles and is usually accompanied by characteristic facial and bodily movements.
- one-liner β a brief joke or amusing remark.
- play β a dramatic composition or piece; drama.
- pleasantry β good-humored teasing; banter.
- prank β a trick of an amusing, playful, or sometimes malicious nature.
- quip β a clever or witty remark or comment.
- rib β one of a series of curved bones that are articulated with the vertebrae and occur in pairs, 12 in humans, on each side of the vertebrate body, certain pairs being connected with the sternum and forming the thoracic wall.
- ridicule β speech or action intended to cause contemptuous laughter at a person or thing; derision.
- sally β a sortie of troops from a besieged place upon an enemy.
- spoof β a mocking imitation of someone or something, usually light and good-humored; lampoon or parody: The show was a spoof of college life.
- sport β an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature, as racing, baseball, tennis, golf, bowling, wrestling, boxing, hunting, fishing, etc.
- wisecrack β a smart or facetious remark.
- witticism β a witty remark or sentence.
- bon mot β A bon mot is a clever, witty remark.
- rib-tickler β very amusing; funny or hilarious: a book of rib-tickling stories.
- celebration β A celebration is a special enjoyable event that people organize because something pleasant has happened or because it is someone's birthday or anniversary.
- amusement β Amusement is the feeling that you have when you think that something is funny or amusing.
- carousal β a merry drinking party
- conviviality β friendly; agreeable: a convivial atmosphere.
- enjoyment β The state or process of taking pleasure in something.
- festivity β a festive celebration or occasion.
- frolic β merry play; merriment; gaiety; fun.
- merriment β cheerful or joyful gaiety; mirth; hilarity; laughter.
- pleasure β the state or feeling of being pleased.
- revelry β reveling; boisterous festivity: Their revelry could be heard across the river.
- festive β pertaining to or suitable for a feast or festival: festive decorations; a festive meal.
verb jollies
- deceive β If you deceive someone, you make them believe something that is not true, usually in order to get some advantage for yourself.
- delude β If you delude yourself, you let yourself believe that something is true, even though it is not true.
- dupe β duplicate.
- entice β Attract or tempt by offering pleasure or advantage.
- entrap β Catch (someone or something) in or as in a trap.
- seduce β to lead astray, as from duty, rectitude, or the like; corrupt.
- tantalise β to torment with, or as if with, the sight of something desired but out of reach; tease by arousing expectations that are repeatedly disappointed.
- tantalize β to torment with, or as if with, the sight of something desired but out of reach; tease by arousing expectations that are repeatedly disappointed.
- tempt β to entice or allure to do something often regarded as unwise, wrong, or immoral.
- wheedle β to endeavor to influence (a person) by smooth, flattering, or beguiling words or acts: We wheedled him incessantly, but he would not consent.
- beguile β If something beguiles you, you are charmed and attracted by it.
- blandish β to seek to persuade or influence by mild flattery; coax
- bootlick β to seek favour by servile or ingratiating behaviour towards (someone, esp someone in authority); toady
- con β Con is the written abbreviation for constable, when it is part of a policeman's title.
- crowd β A crowd is a large group of people who have gathered together, for example to watch or listen to something interesting, or to protest about something.
- decoy β If you refer to something or someone as a decoy, you mean that they are intended to attract people's attention and deceive them, for example by leading them into a trap or away from a particular place.
- induce β to lead or move by persuasion or influence, as to some action or state of mind: to induce a person to buy a raffle ticket.
- influence β the capacity or power of persons or things to be a compelling force on or produce effects on the actions, behavior, opinions, etc., of others: He used family influence to get the contract.
- inveigle β to entice, lure, or ensnare by flattery or artful talk or inducements (usually followed by into): to inveigle a person into playing bridge.
- lure β anything that attracts, entices, or allures.
- manoeuvre β a planned and regulated movement or evolution of troops, warships, etc.