Sally

proper nounnouncommon in dialogue

//ˈsæl.i//

A diminutive of the female given name Sarah, also used as a formal given name.

proper noun

1
A diminutive of the female given name Sarah, also used as a formal given name.
She submitted―for what alternative did she have?―to being Sally in this family, but she always signed herself, Sarah.
Maybe her first name was Sally, but David thought he would have remembered a name like that; there were so few Sallys these days. Now the world belonged to Ambers, Ashleys, and Tiffanys.
2
slangA nickname for the Salvation Army.

Etymology

A diminutive lambdacism of Sarah. Compare Hal from Harry and Moll from Mary.

noun

1
Variant of sallyslangAlternative letter-case form of sally: the crystalline or powdered form of MDA.

Forms

plural: Sallys, Sallies

Saline · A number of places in the United States: A village in…saliva · A clear, slightly alkaline liquid secreted into the mouth by…sally · A willow.

Sally · A diminutive of the female given name Sarah, also used as a formal given name.

salmon · One of several species of fish, typically of the Salmoninae…Salmon · A surname.salon · A large room, especially one used to receive and entertain…

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