No, a jolly roger is a pirates flag.
I is called the "Jolly Roger"
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The jolly roger.
The Jolly Roger was the flag, not the ship. Jolly Roger refers to flags flown on ships which identify the ship's crew as pirates. So, pirates sail with the Jolly Roger flying. The most common Jolly Roger is the skull and crossbones.
I think the Jolly Roger is the Pirates Flag, the Skull & Crossbones..... Ahhharrrr me hearties !
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The pirate flag is called the Jolly Roger because "Jolly Roger" is a generic name for the flags flown to identify a pirate ship about to attack. The origin of the term is unknown, but it may have come from the French "joli rouge", meaning "pretty red", referring to the red flags pirates often used.
It is called a Jolly Roger.