Jolly-roger definition

A black flag bearing the emblematic white skull and crossbones of a pirate ship.
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(historical) A black flag of pirates, with white skull and crossbones.
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The traditional flag used on European and American pirate ships; often pictured as a white skull and crossbones on a black field; the blackjack.
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Noun

Singular:
jolly-roger
Plural:
jolly-rogers

Origin of jolly-roger

  • Origin unknown

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Jolly-roger Sentence Examples

  • Your little pirates will enjoy making a Jolly Roger to fly on their bedroom walls or decorate their bikes.

  • Keelhaul the scurvy knaves, hoist the jolly roger!

  • Don't forget the stuffed parrot or Jolly Roger flag!

  • In the room where you enter Jolly Roger Bay.

  • Evil skull, Death's head, Jolly Roger or whatever you prefer to call it, these tats have been around quite a long time.

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