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be jolly hockey sticks
be jolly hockey sticks
To act or speak in an enthusiastic but disingenuous or irritating way, especially when one is of a high social class. Primarily heard in UK. Lady Cartwright is always jolly hockey sticks, so I don't trust a word she says. I don't have the patience to be around people who are jolly hockey sticks all the time.
be jolly hockey sticks
(British humorous) if a woman or situation is jolly hockey sticks, the woman or the people involved in that situation belong to a high social class, and often talk in a very happy way that seems false Well, she's okay, but a little jolly hockey sticks, if you know what I mean.
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Leander | | lee-AN-dər (English) | Greek Mythology (Latinized) |
Anastasiy | | - | Russian (Archaic), Bulgarian (Archaic) |
Lal | | - | Indian, Hindi, Nepali |
Bibiana | | bee-BYAH-nah (Italian, Spanish) | Italian, Spanish, Late Roman |
Waldhar | | - | Ancient Germanic |
Lau | | LOW | Dutch, Limburgish |