rollicking

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rollicking

verb rollocking

gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of rollick

noun rollickings · rollocking

UK A scolding, a bollocking. Thanks for explaining the situation. I'm going to give him the rollicking of his life.

adjective more rollicking · most rollicking · rollocking

carefree, merry and boisterous Tin Maung gave an order and in due course the head-waiter arrived, a rollicking Shan with shining bald head and Manchu moustaches, carrying a dish heaped with scrawny chickens' limbs, jaundiced with curry, a bowl of rice and a couple of aluminium plates.
Similar: rollicksome

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@misc{rollicking_2026,
  title = {rollicking},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/rollicking},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}