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- Lovely Jubbly! Del Boy's much-used - and copied - expression of delight was borrowed from an advertising slogan for an orange juice drink in the 1960s called Jubbly. Sullivan remembered it and pictured Del using it, so incorporated it into the show. It entered the new Oxford English Dictionary in 2003.
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Feb 6, 2015 · 'Lovely Jubbly' has been revealed as the most commonly used Only Fools And Horses phrase in British life, according to a recent survey. The catchphrase used by affable market trader Del Boy - which means 'good' or 'fantastic' - has remained a common saying amongst Brits ever since David Jason first uttered it on screen.
Feb 7, 2021 · There surely can not be a more iconic phrase from a TV programme than when Only Fools and Horses character Del Boy rubs his hands together and gleefully says "lovely jubbly".
- Ian Molyneaux
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.
Short from the brilliantly funny sitcom Only Fools and Horses The Jolly Boys Outing 1989 Christmas Special By: John Sullivan Del Boy and the gang head of to ...
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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.
- Dan Wiggins
Apr 23, 2011 · Lovely Jubbly! Del Boy's much-used - and copied - expression of delight was borrowed from an advertising slogan for an orange juice drink in the 1960s called Jubbly.
It's the Del Boy approach to getting your feet on the first rung of the property ladder and it's luvverly jubbly.
