Jolly Roger

English 2018 September 19 Etymology thumb|A traditional depiction of a Jolly Roger. Possibly from en jolly + en Roger dialectal nickname for the Devil. Pronunciation en /ˌdʒɒli ˈɹɒdʒə/ RP en En-uk-Jolly Roger.ogg RP en /ˌdʒɑli ˈɹɑdʒɚ/ GA en En-us-Jolly Roger.ogg GA en en-au-Jolly Roger.ogg AU en Jol ly Rog er Noun Jolly Roger The traditional flag used on European and American pirate ships, and, more recently, by submarine crews, often pictured as a white skull and crossbones on a black field; the blackjack. from early 18th c. en black flag Roger Of Captain Spriggs and His Crew 411–412 411 A Day or two after they parted, [Francis] Spriggs was choſe Captain by the reſt, and a black Enſign was made, which they called Jolly Roger, with the ſame Device that Captain [Edward] Low carried, viz. a white Skeliton in the Middle of it, with a Dart in one Hand ſtriking a bleeding Heart, and in the other, an Hour Glaſs; when this was finiſhed and hoiſted, they fired all their Guns to ſalute their Captain and themſelves, and then looked out for Prey. Narrative Resumed by Jim Hawkins; the Garrison in the Stockade 151 The Hispaniola still lay where she had anchored; but, sure enough, there was the Jolly Roger—the black flag of piracy—flying from her peak. en Donna Marie Robie 53 The Cuban Connection: Operation Sugar Cane Lincoln, Neb. w:iUniverse 2003 241 https://books.google.com/books?id=HaJLAAAAQBAJ&pg=PA241 978-0-595-27501-4 Havana was closely guarded by the dual castles; the more famous of them being the Morro Castle. The castles' purpose long since disregarded, stood as a reminder to the Cubans to keep foreigners at bay. Years ago to accomplish just that—keeping foreigners at bay, chains had been hung between the two castles to keep marauding pirates out. But over the years, money and greed had been able to seep through these chains, and now the pirates no longer came in their schooners, flying jolly Rogers, but as capitalistic businessmen carrying the almighty dollar. During [Fulgencio ] Batista's regime, these United States capitalists were welcomed with open arms and left to loot the Cubans of their lands and properties. en Michele Torrey Author’s Note Voyage of Plunder: Chronicles of Courage New York, N.Y. Yearling, Random House Children's Books 2005 March 2007 184 https://books.google.com/books?id=i4R1AOokA6wC&pg=PA184 978-0-440-41887-0 [I]t is a documented fact that pirates captured treasures of jewels and gold while Jolly Rogers or bloody flags flew atop their mainmasts (although they were more likely to capture a "treasure" of socks, molasses, and flour). Translations traditional flag used on pirate ships Arabic: ar جولي روجر Armenian: hy Ուրախ Ռոջեր Azerbaijani: az Şən Rocer Bengali: bn জলি রজার Bulgarian: bg Веселият Роджър Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 海盜旗 hǎidàoqí Chuvash: cv Хаваслӑ Роджер Danish: da sørøverflag Dutch: nl doodskopvlag f, nl doodshoofdvlag f, nl piratenvlag f Finnish: fi merirosvolippu French: fr pavillon pirate m, fr pavillon noir m German: de Totenkopfflagge f, de Totenkopffahne f, de Piratenflagge f Hebrew: he דֶּגֶל שׁוֹדְדֵי יָם Hungarian: hu Indonesian: id Jolly Roger, id bendera bajak laut Japanese: ja 海賊旗 Korean: ko 해적기 Lithuanian: lt Linksmasis Rodžeris Malayalam: ml ജോളി റോജർ Mazanderani: mzn دریایی دزدون پرچم Norwegian: no sjørøverflagg n, no piratflagg n Persian: fa پرچم دزدان دریایی Polish: pl bandera piratów f Russian: ru Весёлый Роджер Silesian: szl piracko fana f Spanish: es bandera pirata f Ukrainian: uk Веселий Роджер See also mul 🏴‍☠️ References Further reading Jolly Roger (disambiguation) en Flags