merry

/ˈmer-ē/

Middle English mery, from Old English myrge, merge; akin to Old High German murg short

adjective

  1. full of gaiety or high spirits : mirthful

  2. marked by festivity or gaiety

  3. quick, brisk

eat, drink, and be merry

merry blithe jocund jovial jolly mean showing high spirits or lightheartedness. merry suggests cheerful, joyous, uninhibited enjoyment of frolic or festivity. blithe suggests carefree, innocent, or even heedless gaiety.

noun

  1. a person who clowns publicly

noun

  1. an amusement park ride with seats often in the form of animals (such as horses) revolving about a fixed center —called also carousel

  2. a children's playground apparatus consisting of a platform that revolves about a fixed center

  3. a cycle of activity that is complex, fast-paced, or difficult to break out of

The children grabbed each other by the hand and danced off in the direction of the merry-go-round, toward the wonderful music and the wonderful adventure and the wonderful excitement …

And every day at recess, Reuben would push us on the merry-go-round on the playground. He would push us really fast, and we all thought Reuben made recess great fun—as long as we held on tight and didn't fall off as we whirled around.