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rollicking

[rol-i-king]

adjective

  1. carefree and joyous.

    They had a rollicking good time.

    Synonyms: , , , ,
  2. swaggering; boisterous.



rollicking

1

/ ˈɒɪɪŋ /

adjective

  1. boisterously carefree and swaggering

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

rollicking

2

/ ˈɒɪɪŋ /

noun

  1. informala very severe telling-off; dressing-down

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • rollickingly adverb
  • rollickingness noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of rollicking1

First recorded in 1805–15; rollick + -ing 2
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of rollicking1

C20: from rollick (vb) (in former sense: to be angry, make a fuss); perhaps influenced by bollocking
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And instead of a rollicking late-game comeback, the Dodgers instead suffered a second consecutive deflating defeat.

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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.

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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.

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The Eagles’ locker room was like a rollicking nightclub, with players, coaches and even some wives smoking cigars and dancing to the thumping music.

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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.

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