jol

[ johl ]

noun

a party or enjoyable social time: We went to a great jol last night.Come on over and have a jol!

verb (used without object)

to party or carouse, especially boisterously: I sleep terribly because the students next door jol and blast music all night.

Origin of jol

First recorded in 1965–70; from Afrikaans: “dance, party”

Words Nearby jol

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How to use jol in a sentence

Some traditional fact must (as Dr. jol says) have underlain the rendering "of desolation" for "of the desolator."
The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Daniel | F. W. Farrar
Vndera tydum that Aldland svnken is, stand thju forma spêke fon thet jol an top.
The Oera Linda Book | Anonymous
Mith thet jol wandelath ånd wixlat allet eskêpne, men god is allêna vnforanderlik.
The Oera Linda Book | Anonymous
Majolica, ma-jol′i-ka, n. name applied to decorative enamelled pottery, esp.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) | Various
O to live is to be jol-ly, When Spring-time cometh with the Summer at her heels!
Master Skylark | John Bennett

British Dictionary definitions for jol

jol

/ (dʒɒl) Southern African slang /

noun

a party

verbjolling or jolled

(intr) to have a good time

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