jol

[ johl ]

noun

1. 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)

1. to party or carouse, especially boisterously:

   I sleep terribly because the students next door jol and blast music all night.

jol

/ dʒɒl /

noun

1. a party

verb

1. intr to have a good time

Word History and Origins

Origin of jol¹

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

Example Sentences

Some traditional fact must (as Dr. Jol says) have underlain the rendering "of desolation" for "of the desolator."

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Vndera tydum that Aldland svnken is, stand thju forma spêke fon thet Jol an top.

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Mith thet Jol wandelath ånd wixlat allet eskêpne, men god is allêna vnforanderlik.

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Majolica, ma-jol′i-ka, n. name applied to decorative enamelled pottery, esp.

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O to live is to be jol-ly, When Spring-time cometh with the Summer at her heels!

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