joll

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UK/dʒəʊl/US/dʒoʊl/

verb

To bump, knock; push.

OriginMiddle English jollen →
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Meanings

joll1

verbjoll (third-person singular simple present jolls, present participle jolling, simple past and past participle jolled)

present singular third person jolls · participle present jolling · participle past jolled · past jolled

  1. dialectalTo bump, knock; push.
  2. UKdialectalTo walk clumsily; stagger; lurch.

joll2

nounjoll (plural jolls)

plural jolls

  1. alternativeAlternative form of jol (“a party”).

Origin

  1. Middle Englishchavel“jaw”
  2. Middle Englishcholle“throat, gullet”
  3. Middle Englishjolle“head”
  4. Middle Englishjollen
  5. Englishjoll

From Middle English jollen, (also chollen), perhaps from Middle English jolle (“head”), itself a blend of Middle English cholle (“throat, gullet”) and jawle, a variant of Middle English chavel (“jaw”).

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APA

joll. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/joll

MLA

“joll.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/joll. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “joll,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/joll.

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