jollification colloq.
(ˌdʒɒlɪfɪˈkeɪʃən)
[f. jolly a. + -fication.]
The action of jollifying or making merry; merrymaking, jollity; a merrymaking.
| 1809 W. Irving Knickerb. vi. i. (1849) 313 For some time this war of the cupboard was carried on to the great festivity and jollification of the Swedes. 1818 Scott Let. to Morritt 5 Nov. in Lockhart, We had a grand jollification here last week. 1863 Cowden Clarke Shaks. Char. viii. 200 She rates Sir Toby..soundly,..twitting him with his jollifications. 1872 Hardwick Trad. Lanc. 117 There existed no impediment to unlimited jollification. |