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rollicking

[rol-i-king] / ˈrɒl ɪ kɪŋ /


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Donald helped pick up the slack Monday, and got a rollicking ovation in pregame as the last Rams defender announced.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

Celebrate Labor Day with a new tradition: Sorry to Bother You, Boots Riley’s 2018 film starring LaKeith Stanfield, is a rollicking sci-fi black comedy about a dystopian workplace.

From Slate ● Sep. 4, 2026

Created by Guy Ritchie, it’s rollicking, violent and darkly funny — and Ritchie’s best work since the days of “Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels” and “Snatch.”

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026

The Spurs lost all contact with the rollicking team they had been just an hour before.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026

One man who knew Jackson there said he was “the most roaring, rollicking, game-cocking, card-playing, mischievous fellow, that ever lived in Salisbury.”

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis




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