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rollicking
[ rol-i-king ]
adjective
- carefree and joyous:
They had a rollicking good time.
Synonyms: , , , ,
- swaggering; boisterous.
rollicking
1/ ˈɒɪɪŋ /
adjective
- boisterously carefree and swaggering
rollicking
2/ ˈɒɪɪŋ /
noun
- informal.a very severe telling-off; dressing-down
Other Word Forms
- DZl·Բ· adverb
- DZl·Բ·Ա noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of rollicking1
Word History and Origins
Origin of rollicking1
Example Sentences
He even got away with doing a rollicking version of Warren Zevon’s “Lawyers, Guns and Money,” which he called his favorite song of all time — and which hardly anybody on the field seemed to know.
But the show’s zany side has more in common with one of Shakespeare’s early rollicking comedies — “The Taming of the Shrew” en route to becoming “Kiss Me, Kate,” perhaps.
The Eagles’ locker room was like a rollicking nightclub, with players, coaches and even some wives smoking cigars and dancing to the thumping music.
Still, USC rode an army of reserves and a six-touchdown showing from backup quarterback Miller Moss to a rollicking win that gave the Trojans a wave of momentum heading into the offseason.
But as the three-time National League Cy Young Award winner and longest-tenured Dodger began to address a rollicking crowd of 42,458, he was surprised how quickly his emotions came to the fore.
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