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Chiefly Brit.a person who is a ready target for criticism or focus for disputation.[1860-65; so called from the figure used as a target at fairs]
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Aunt Sally — is a traditional throwing game. The term is often used metaphorically to mean something that is a target for criticism. In particular, referring to the fairground origins, an Aunt Sally would be set up deliberately to be subsequently knocked down … Wikipedia
Aunt Sally — war eine Punk Band aus Japan, die Ende der 1970er Jahre tätig war. Mitglieder waren neben den kreativen Köpfen Phew (Gesang) und Bikke (Gitarre, Gesang) noch Kataoka (Bass), Takashi Maruyama (Schlagzeug) und Mayu (Keyboard). Neben zahlreichen… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Aunt Sally — Aunt Aunt, n. [OF. ante, F. tante, L. amita father s sister. Cf. {Amma}.] 1. The sister of one s father or mother; correlative to nephew or niece. Also applied to an uncle s wife. [1913 Webster] Note: Aunt is sometimes applied as a title or term… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Aunt Sally — n. pl. Aunt Sallies or Aunt Sallys [after the figure of a woman s head at which balls are thrown, as in a sideshow] Brit. a person or idea seen or set up as an easy target for criticism … English World dictionary
aunt sally — I. ˈsalē, li noun (plural aunt sallies also aunt sallys) Usage: usually capitalized A&S 1. Britain : a representation (as an effigy or puppet figure) of a woman usually with a pipe in her mouth 2 … Useful english dictionary
Aunt Sally — noun (plural Aunt Sallies) Etymology: Aunt Sally, name given to an effigy of a woman smoking a pipe set up as an amusement attraction at English fairs for patrons to throw missiles at Date: 1879 British an object of criticism or contention;… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Aunt Sally — noun (plural Aunt Sallies) 1》 a game played in parts of Britain in which players throw sticks or balls at a wooden dummy (formerly a figure of a woman). 2》 a person or thing set up as an easy target for criticism … English new terms dictionary
Aunt Sally — /ant ˈsæli/ (say ahnt salee) noun 1. Chiefly British a figure, typically of a woman smoking a pipe, at which objects are thrown at a fair. 2. a person who is the butt of jibes, insults, etc …
Aunt Sally — Person or thing attacked merely for the sake of attacking (usu. consciously made into such a target) … A concise dictionary of English slang
Sally — bezeichnet: Sally, Vorname, siehe Sara (Name) Sally (Musical), Musical von Jerome Kern (1918) Sally, US amerikanischer Musical Film von John Francis Dillon (1929), siehe Cilly (Film) Sally ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Judith D. Sally… … Deutsch Wikipedia
