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| Domain | Definition |
Literature | Jolly Dog (A). A bon vivant. Here "jolly" means jovial. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
Slang in 1811 | JOLLY DOG. A merry facetious fellow; a BON VIVANT, who never flinches from his glass, nor cries to go home to bed. Source: 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Expression using "JOLLY DOG": a jolly dog. Additional references. | |
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| Language | Translations for "JOLLY DOG"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Romanian | un tip vesel (a jolly dog, a jolly old blade). (various references) | |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "d-g-j-l-l-o-o-y" | |
-2 letters: goodly. | |
-3 letters: dolly, dooly, godly, golly, goody, jolly, ology. | |
-4 letters: dogy, dojo, doll, gold, good, logo, logy, odyl, oldy. | |
-5 letters: dog, dol, god, goo, goy, jog, joy, log, loo, old, yod. | |
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