(in imitations of speech associated with a type of upper-class English schoolgirl) used to express boisterous enthusiasm or excitement.
Hurrah and jolly hockey sticks! The Royals are once again out in force for another season of one-day events
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Jolly hockey sticks! Another mad VAT case.
In the middle of a depression it's just what we need - a book showing us how the rich spend their time - having parties! Jolly hockey sticks!
She was wearing a gym slip, exactly like those worn by schoolgirls who exercise daily and shout "Oh jolly hockey sticks!"
Toodle pip and jolly hockey sticks to you, don't forget lashings of ginger beer.
Jolly hockey sticks - the vending machines sell alcohol!
Jolly hockey sticks! There was another train withn 15 minutes.
adjective
British humorous
Denoting or relating to a woman or girl having a boisterous or hearty manner regarded as characteristic of a type of upper-class English schoolgirl.
I know she's dreadfully jolly hockey sticks, but she does mean well
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She is often accused of sounding like a headmistress of a girls' public school, part bossy, part jolly hockey sticks.
She starts out a very jolly hockey sticks sort of girl (or at least the Australian version of this).
Her English accent passes the jolly hockey sticks, Ascot-educated test.
She is not quite jolly hockey sticks but she is definitely on the same playing field.
It makes me nervous going to sessions not feeling all jolly hockey sticks about the work.
My PC crashed as I tried to post this first time round: clearly this is a case of computer karma for not being 100% jolly hockey sticks about the whole thing.
Its all a bit organized and safe and jolly hockey sticks, but the glacier walk is pretty interesting.
She seems terribly English in a jolly hockey sticks sort of way.
I knew some kids, usually of the jolly hockey sticks variety, who couldn't wait to tumble back into the classroom to see their pals.