Jolly Roger

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Noun
  • With the wave of a figurative white flag, could gentle parenting be moving to the fringes of the parenting zeitgeist alongside helicopter and snowplow parenting — philosophies that encouraged parents to hover over their child and remove all obstacles from their path?
    Lynda Lin Grigsby, NBC News, 26 Oct. 2024
  • According to one account, Little Thunder approached Harney holding an umbrella as a makeshift white flag.
    Tim Madigan, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Oct. 2024
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
Noun
  • Visitors to her fashion exhibit in Houston will also see the tricolor dress, in honor of the Mexican flag, included on her family’s Jaripeo Sin Fronteras Tour, as well as the princess cut dress that the singer wore in front of Queen Sofia of Spain, which also showcased her Mexican roots.
    Tere Aguilera, Billboard, 17 Sep. 2024
  • Next up is performing live at a pub full of old sods and one barmaid with an Instagram account; terrified of jeopardizing his day job, JJ hits the turntables with a tricolor balaclava hiding his face and finds his inner Beastie Boy/Borstal Boy unleashed.
    Ty Burr, Washington Post, 1 Aug. 2024
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