Definition of Jolly up

1. Verb. Cause (somebody) to feel happier or more cheerful. "The good news will jolly up her"; "She tried to cheer up the disappointed child when he failed to win the spelling bee"

Exact synonyms: Cheer, Cheer Up, Jolly Along
Causes: Cheer, Cheer Up, Chirk Up
Specialized synonyms: Amuse
Derivative terms: Cheer

Lexicographical Neighbors of Jolly Up

jolliness
jollinesses
jolling
jollities
jollity
jollof rice
jollop
jollops
jolls
jolly
jolly-hockey-sticks
jolly along
jolly boat
jolly boats
jolly someone along
jolly up (current term)
jolly well
jollyboat
jollyboats
jollyer
jollyers
jollyhead
jollying
jollyings
jols
jolt
jolted
jolter
jolters
jolthead

Literary usage of Jolly up

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Modern English Verb-adverb Combination by Arthur Garfield Kennedy (1920)
"... hang up 'to postpone or delay,' jolly up 'to cheer,' keep up 'to maintain)' key up, live up (to a certain standard), load up (applied to a drunken man), ..."

2. The English Catalogue of Booksby Sampson Low by Sampson Low (1882)
"Principles and Practice of Teaching, 12mo, 7* 6d Kea York 1879 Jolly (Up.) Life, by Bev. W. Walker, 12mo, 2* 6rf. Hamilton 1878 Joined to an Idol: a Novel, ..."

3. Punch by Mark Lemon, Henry Mayhew, Tom Taylor, Shirley Brooks, Francis Cowley Burnand, Owen Seaman (1879)
"What was sauce for Jack was sauce for Jolly. Up jumped Mr. CALLAN, and declared that neither First Land Lord nor First Sea Lord knew anything about Sea-Cats ..."

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