Bolly
Bolly is a breezy British nickname for Bollinger, the prestige champagne house beloved of the upper classes, socialites, and anyone trying to signal that they have expensive taste.
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Bolly is a breezy British nickname for Bollinger, the prestige champagne house beloved of the upper classes, socialites, and anyone trying to signal that they have expensive taste. The shortening is typical of the casual register used by people who drink Bolly often enough that they feel on first-name terms with it. In popular culture it is forever associated with Absolutely Fabulous, where Edina and Patsy treated it as a primary food group.
She arrived at the party, kicked off her heels, and announced that someone needed to open the Bolly immediately.
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(slang) Bollinger champagne.
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