1894 Brewer’s / J / Jolly God (The)
Bacchus. The Bible speaks of wine which “maketh glad the heart of man.” Here “jolly” means jovial.
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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.