Urban dictionary, surprisingly, has a definition for 'Hair in a braid':
'Enjoying the festivities with the maximum enthusiasm, being the life of the party.'
Of course urban dict isn't exactly merriam-webster, but it seems to fit the context here. I suspect it's American slang but either way it is not a very popular expression on google.
The second bit - the song - I always just took to mean 'with evident cheer'. Might well have missed the point though.
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Date: 2011-12-01 05:57 am (UTC)'Enjoying the festivities with the maximum enthusiasm, being the life of the party.'
Of course urban dict isn't exactly merriam-webster, but it seems to fit the context here. I suspect it's American slang but either way it is not a very popular expression on google.
The second bit - the song - I always just took to mean 'with evident cheer'. Might well have missed the point though.
Isn't Wodehouse's terminology great?