Why do they call it the jolly rodger?

Anonymous

∙ 9y ago

Updated: 8/21/2019

The origin of the name is unclear. Jolly Roger had been a generic term for a jovial, carefree man since at least the 17th century and the existing term seems to have been applied to the skeleton or grinning skull in these flags by the early 18th century

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∙ 9y ago

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