# Jolly Roger

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌdʒɒli ˈɹɒdʒə/

## Definitions
1. 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.

## Etymology
Possibly from jolly + Roger (“dialectal nickname for the Devil”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/jolly-roger