单词 | aunt sally |
释义 | Aunt SallySEE SYNONYMS FOR Aunt Sally ON THESAURUS.COM noun Chiefly British.a person who is a ready target for criticism or focus for disputation. Origin of Aunt SallyFirst recorded in 1860–65; so called from the figure used as a target at fairs Words nearby Aunt Sallyauntie, auntie-ji, auntie man, aunties, Aunt Jemima, Aunt Sally, Aunty, au pair, au poivre, aur-, aura Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for Aunt SallyAunt Sally / (ˈsælɪ) / noun plural -lies Britisha figure of an old woman's head, typically with a clay pipe, used in fairgrounds and fêtes as a target for balls or other objects any person who is a target for insults or criticism something set up as a target for disagreement or attack Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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