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jolly jumper

jol·ly jump·er
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [jol-ee juhm-per]
    • /ˈdʒɒl i ˈdʒʌm pər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [jol-ee juhm-per]
    • /ˈdʒɒl i ˈdʒʌm pər/

Definitions of jolly jumper words

  • noun jolly jumper any light sail set above a skysail; flying kite. 1
  • noun jolly jumper a type of fixed sprung baby harness in which an infant may be placed and allowed to bounce up and down for exercise 0

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Origin of jolly jumper

First appearance:

before 1880
One of the 23% newest English words
First recorded in 1880-85

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Parts of speech for Jolly jumper

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

jolly jumper popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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