jollificationn.
/ˌdʒɒlᵻfᵻˈkeɪʃn/, U.S. /ˌdʒɑləfəˈkeɪʃən/ colloquial.
The action of jollifying or making merry; merrymaking, jollity; a merrymaking.
ΘΚΠ
society > leisure > social event > a merrymaking or convivial occasion > merrymaking or conviviality > [noun]
mirthOE
joyc1275
jollitya1300
joy-makingc1330
good fellowship?c1430
wine and womena1450
junketing1555
merrymake1579
gaiety1612
jovialty1621
joviality1626
mirth-making1638
jovialness1658
jollitry?c1685
goodfellowhood1716
merrymaking1779
conviviality1791
jollification1818
making-merry1823
carnivalizing1841
skite1869
Wein, Weib, und Gesang1885
balling1942
1818 W. Scott Let. 5 Nov. (1933) V. 210 We had a grand jollification here last week.
1848 W. Irving Hist. N.Y. (rev. ed.) vi. i. 311 For some time this war of the cupboard was carried on to the great festivity and jollification of the Swedes.
1863 C. C. Clarke Shakespeare-characters viii. 200 She rates Sir Toby..soundly,..twitting him with his jollifications.
1872 C. Hardwick Trad., Superstitions, & Folk-lore 117 There existed no impediment to unlimited jollification.
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