Jolly Roger

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

black flag

🏴

blackjack

pirate flag

skull and crossbones

☠️

black jack

Translations

pavillon noir

Totenkopffahne

Jolly Roger

Jolly Roger

Jolly Roger

pavillon pirate

Jolly Roger

Totenkopfflagge

Piratenflagge

🏴‍☠️

Jolly Roger

Jolly Roger

drapeau noir

Jolly Roger

Jolly Roger

piratenvlag

🏴‍☠️

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌdʒɒli ˈɹɒdʒə/

Etymology

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