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- DictionaryJol·ly Rog·er/ˈjälē ˈräjər/
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- 1. a pirate's flag with a white skull and crossbones on a black background.
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Jolly Roger is the traditional English name for the naval ensign flown to identify a pirate ship preceding or during an attack, during the early 18th century (the latter part of the Golden Age of Piracy). The vast majority of such flags flew the motif of a human skull, or “Death's Head”, often accompanied by other elements, on a black, dark brown or dark blue field, sometimes called the “Death's H... Wikipedia