Today’s word is rollicking, as in, “I had a rollicking good time on Saturday, despite the fact that I couldn’t go to the football game.”
I’ve always been attached to this word. It’s such a nice, rhythmic, descriptive word isn’t it? Makes you want to dance a reel and get out a fiddle or something. According to Merriam-Webster, its origin is unknown.
To me, it seems to be “frolic” (Dutch in origin, from vro for “happy”) with undertones of “raucous” (Latin for “hoarse”). Rolls off the tongue rather nicely, sort of onomatopoetic.
It means “to move or behave in a carefree joyous manner,” which everyone should aspire to do at least once a week, don’t you think?
