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jolly roger
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Noun jolly roger has 1 sense
- jolly roger(n = noun.artifact) black flag, blackjack, pirate flag - a flag usually bearing a white skull and crossbones on a black background; indicates a pirate ship; Array is a kind of flag
has parts: skull and crossbones
THESAURUS
jolly roger
Dannebrog, Old Glory, Star-Spangled Banner, Stars and Stripes, Union Flag, Union Jack, and blue, banderole, banner, banneret, black flag, blue ensign, bunting, burgee, coachwhip, colors, ensign, flag, gonfalon, gonfanon, guidon, house flag, jack, long pennant, merchant flag, national flag, oriflamme, pennant, pennon, pennoncel, red, red ensign, royal standard, signal flag, standard, streamer, swallowtail, tricolor, vexillum, white
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