"jolly good show" meaning in English

See jolly good show in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

  1. (dated) An exclamation of praise or endorsement of an achievement. Tags: dated Synonyms: well done
    Sense id: en-jolly_good_show-en-intj-kAktzmir Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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