Jolly Roger
noun/ˌdʒɒli ˈɹɒdʒə/UK/ˌdʒɑli ˈɹɑdʒɚ/US
Etymology
Possibly from jolly + Roger (“dialectal nickname for the Devil”).
Definitions
The traditional flag used on European and American pirate ships, and, more recently, by…
The traditional flag used on European and American pirate ships, and, more recently, by submarine crews, often pictured as a white skull and crossbones on a black field; the blackjack.
- The Hispaniola still lay where she had anchored; but, sure enough, there was the Jolly Roger—the black flag of piracy—flying from her peak.
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