1.
A ~ occasion is cheerful and usually noisy. A ~ book or film is entertaining and enjoyable, and not very serious.
Tony Benn’s diaries are a ~ read.
ADJ: ADJ n
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Rollicking is also an adverb.
I’m having a ~ good time.
ADV: ADV adj
2.
If you give someone a ~, you tell them off in a very angry way. (BRIT INFORMAL)
‘The boss gave us a ~,’ said McGoldrick.
N-SING: usu a N