jollon.
/ˈdʒɒləʊ/, U.S. /ˈdʒɑˌloʊ/, Australian English /ˈdʒɔloʊ/ Australian slang.
A party, esp. one at which liquor is drunk. Cf. jolly n.4
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society > leisure > social event > social gathering > party > [noun] > drinking-party
potationa1500
symposium1711
wine-party1829
shout1854
wine1857
grog-fight1864
punch1871
grog1888
beer drink1895
cocktail party1903
cocktails1922
jollo1934
sherry party1936
shebeen1943
sundowner1944
wine and cheese (party, etc.)1961
kegger1966
sherry morning1976
1934 Bulletin (Sydney) 25 July 46/3 Most..came to the wedding jollo to drink the beer and admire the bride's new fawn coat-and-skirt.
1966 S. J. Baker Austral. Lang. (ed. 2) xi. 230 Australians have a fair selection of terms to describe drinking and drinking bouts, such as..jollo [etc.].
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