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jollied

verb

past tense of jolly

as in joked

to make jokes spent their nights around the campfire good-naturedly jollying and telling scary stories

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The judge joked about whether the applause was for him, and Holdo let out a little laugh.

— Alene Tchekmedyian, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026
Woodley also joked about her longstanding hesitation around discussing the franchise, even more than a decade after the movie’s release.

— Lily Brown, PEOPLE, 31 Aug. 2026

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