jolly D
(UK, colloquial, dated) Thoroughly decent.
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#1·Apr 27, 2026UK
(UK, colloquial, dated) Thoroughly decent.
Origin: Short for jolly decent. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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