tol-loladj.
/ˌtɒlˈlɒl/ slang.
Tolerable, pretty good, pretty well, passable, ‘middling’.
ΘΚΠ
the world > health and disease > [adjective] > in fair health
tolerably1778
tol-lol1797
tolerable1812
featish1825
wellish1830
tol-lol-ish1840
the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > mediocrity > [adjective] > tolerable
tolerable1548
tol-lol1797
tolerablish1798
tol-lol-ish1840
1797 A. M. Bennett Beggar Girl VII. iii. 113 Our lady did nother..but stare at you all supper time; and he ses you looked very toll loll.
1809 Sporting Mag. 33 278 Lounged to the theatre..Kemble toll-loll.
1840 F. Marryat Olla Podrida I. iii. 22 ‘And how does..Maria find herself?’.. At last there was a reply. ‘Oh! tol, lol!’
Derivatives
tol-ˈlol-ish adj.
ΘΚΠ
the world > health and disease > [adjective] > in fair health
tolerably1778
tol-lol1797
tolerable1812
featish1825
wellish1830
tol-lol-ish1840
the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > mediocrity > [adjective] > tolerable
tolerable1548
tol-lol1797
tolerablish1798
tol-lol-ish1840
1840 H. Cockton Life Valentine Vox xxvii. 210 ‘And the ladies, how are they?’ ‘Why, they're only tollolish. You know what women are.’
1866 Routledge's Every Boy's Ann. 296 Two friends, who seemed rather tol-lol~ish.
1911 ‘Q’ True Tilda (new ed.) ix How do my bantlings find themselves this morning? Tol-lollish I trust.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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adj.1797