English Explanatory Dictionary

lovely jubbly

English dictionary entry

Meanings

intj
  1. Often used as a response to some (anticipated) success: lovely; fantastic, great.
adj
  1. Lovely; fantastic, great.
noun
  1. Money.

Pronunciation

/ˌlʌvli ˈdʒʌbli/ /-ˌli/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-lovely jubbly.wav /ˌlʌvli ˈdʒʌb(ə)li/

Word forms

lovely jubbly more lovely jubbly most lovely jubbly

Etymology

Based on the 1950s slogan “lubbly Jubbly” advertising Jubbly, an orange-flavoured soft drink. The modified version was coined by the English television scriptwriter John Sullivan (1946–2011) as an expression generally used by the character Derek “Del Boy” Trotter, a market trader from London, in the BBC television comedy Only Fools and Horses (first broadcast 1981–1991, with Christmas specials in 1996 and 2001–2003).

Synonyms

awesome based beat beatific bewildering blissful celestial delightful divine enchanting extraordinary fabulous fantabulosa fantabulous fascinating finger-lickin' good frabjous grandeur grandiose grand great heavenlike heavenly impressive inspiring lovely jubbly magnificent majestic major marvellous/marvelous mirandous mystifying phenomenal selly splendid stupefying stupendous supercalifragilisticexpialidocious unbelievable wild wondrous luxurious ackers bees and honey blunt bones brass bread bread and honey Bugs Bunny cake cheddar cheese ching clams coin cream currency dinero dosh
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