Jolly Roger

noun

Definition of Jolly Rogernext
as in white flag

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  1. white flag
  2. union jack
  3. tricolor
Noun
  • The key is not to wave a white flag before the roll has been completed.
    Jay Paris, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
  • The Brewers waved the white flag, putting first basemen Owen Miller on the mound in the ninth inning.
    James O'Connell, New York Daily News, 28 Apr. 2024
Definition of white flag
Noun
  • In line with the Princess of Wales' attire, the Duchess of Edinburgh also donned a blue and red cape over her gown, a nod to the colors of the union jack.
    Roxanne Adamiyatt, Town & Country, 7 May 2023
  • One dessert that stands out from all the cupcakes, cookies and biscuits decorated with crowns and union jacks is the Jack Russel cake, which brings to mind the king and queen consort's two Jack Russell terriers.
    Karina Zaiets, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2023
Definition of union jack
Noun
  • Most demonstrators had the flag of Khan’s party, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, around their shoulders or wore its tricolors on accessories.
    Riazat Butt, Los Angeles Times, 26 Nov. 2024
  • With a blue cover and a simple tricolor stripe running below the author’s name, rendered in an elegant script, the book recalls the Library of America collection.
    Oscar Schwartz, The New Yorker, 27 Nov. 2024
Definition of tricolor
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