What's the difference between jollification and merrymaking?

Jollification


Definition:

  • (n.) A merrymaking; noisy festivity.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) I was writing Jollification (6 ) at the same time as I was working with the Bunnymen or the Fall or whoever, but then by the time the album came out, the world had turned and everything landed in the mainstream.

Merrymaking


Definition:

  • (a.) Making or producing mirth; convivial; jolly.
  • (n.) The act of making merry; conviviality; merriment; jollity.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) The explosions led to scenes of chaos in downtown Boston, which had been filled with athletes, spectators and merrymakers celebrating Patriots Day, a state holiday.
  • (2) The explosions provoked scenes of chaos in downtown Boston, which had been filled with athletes, spectators and merrymakers celebrating Patriots Day, a state holiday.

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