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Fenglu Posted 19 years ago
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What's the meaning of "Not if he gets his jollies to Jaws."

It's said by Monica in friends.

  

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Hi, 'To get your jollies' means, basically, 'to enjoy, to get pleasure'. You may or may not know that 'Jaws' is the name of a very popular, scary movie about a killer shark. Best wishes, Clive

  • Hi, 'To get your jollies' means, basically, 'to enjoy, to get pleasure'.
  • You may or may not know that 'Jaws' is the name of a very popular, scary movie about a killer shark.
  • Best wishes, Clive
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Hi,

'To get your jollies' means, basically, 'to enjoy, to get pleasure'.

You may or may not know that 'Jaws' is the name of a very popular, scary movie about a killer shark.

Best wishes, Clive
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I still can't understand it.
I checked dictionary(http://www.m-w.com/ ) and found the definition bellow:
plural : kicks <get their jollies by reenacting famous murders — H. F. Waters>

jollies means kicks?
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Hi,

A 'kick' is a thrill. Some people get pleasure from the thrill of re-enacting famous murders.

( Such people are often mentally abnormal. )

Clive
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I remember this episode. It’s in one of the last series.

Monica and Chandler live very far away from each other (New York and Tulsa) despite being married, so they have very few opportunities to enjoy their marriage (if you get what I mean).

Monica decides to visit her husband in Tulsa without any prior notice. When she enters his flat, she immediately understands that he
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So , jollies means thrills?

update: Ahh! Gotcha!
So jollies here means a kind of happiness by thrilling
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FengluSo , jollies means thrills?

update: Ahh! Gotcha!
So jollies here means a kind of happiness by thrilling

I cannot speak generally, but in this episode of Friends Monica meant "sexual pleasure".

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