NOUN
- a flag usually bearing a white skull and crossbones on a black background; indicates a pirate ship
How To Use Jolly Roger In A Sentence
- It was a perfect replica of a Caribbean pirate vessel, right down to the Jolly Roger flying from the topmast.
- I almost expected to see the Jolly Roger flying from the masthead.
- Jolly Roger - The well-known pirate flags, usually represented with symbols of a skull and the crossbones. The most recognized symbol of the pirates.
- Jolly Rogers, named for the skull and cross-bone symbol of bygone pirates, is being marketed by the Velcro Kids Company as part of a play set that allows children to assemble castles or ships and imagine themselves aboard. Imagination, Toy Industry Go Hand in Hand
- Yer slaverin's must conform to the spirit o 'the Jolly Roger or they'll be ripped out like the still-quiverin' heart of a star-crossed landlubber, like we did for this poxy knave. Archive 2009-09-01
- ‘It's a Jolly Roger,’ she says, and smiles distantly.
- So hoist the Jolly Roger and set sail, so we can get on with the pillagin' and plunderin' and makin' the lubbers walk the plank! Arrrr, Mateys!
- The ‘Jolly Roger,’ on Sherkin Island, a short ferry ride from Baltimore, has produced some memorable all-nighters.
