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Feb 7, 2021 · The origin of 'Lovely Jubbly'. It is impossible to know exactly where Only Fools and Horse's writer John Sullivan picked up the phrase but it is pretty much universally accepted that the origins lie in an advert around the 1950s and 60s.
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Mar 8, 2021 · Lovely Jubbly. This soon became one of Del Boy’s famous catchphrases, and was supposedly borrowed from an advertising slogan for Jubbly Orange Drink, sold in a pyramid-shaped paper carton. Sullivan had remembered it and thought it would be a suitable expression for Del Boy to use. It certainly caught on.
Lovely jubbly. Notice the pronunciation, 'lovely jubbly'. There is a kind of resonance there, a rhyming resonance, which is part of the attraction of the phrase. It's a jocular exclamation.
Interjection. (British, colloquial) Lovely; great, fantastic. 2000, Anna Maxted, Getting Over It. "Yeah?" says Adam, who doubtless expected me to put up a fight. " Lovely jubbly! It's a date!" "No, it isn't," I say. 2000, Roger Granelli, Status Zero. "Fucking lovely jubbly this, innit?" Duane said.
Lovely jubbly. Notice the pronunciation, ‘lovely jubbly’. There is a kind of resonance there, a rhyming resonance, which is part of the attraction of the phrase. It’s a jocular exclamation....
Nov 25, 2022 · Anyone who's watched Only Fools will recognise the catchphrase 'lovely jubbly' Del uses when he's happy about something, and may even have used it themselves a few times. Well this particular turn of phrase actually traces back to an advert for ice lollies.
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There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the word lovely jubbly. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. This word is used in British English.
