Definitions for sally
ˈsæl isal·ly

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. wisecrack, crack, sally, quipnoun

   witty remark

2. sortie, sallynoun

   a military action in which besieged troops burst forth from their position

3. sally, sallying forthnoun

   a venture off the beaten path

   "a sally into the wide world beyond his home"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Sallynoun

   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.

2. Sallynoun

   A nickname for the Salvation Army

3. Etymology: A diminutive lambdacism of Sarah. Compare Hal from Harry and Moll from Mary).

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. SALLYnoun

   Etymology: sallie, French.

   1. Eruption; issue from a place besieged; quick egress.

   The deputy sat down before the town for the space of three Winter months; during which time sallies were made by the Spaniards, but they were beaten in with loss. Francis Bacon.

   2. Range; excursion.

   Every one shall know a country better, that makes often sallies into it, and traverses it up and down, than he that, like a mill-horse, goes still round in the same track. John Locke.

   3. Flight; volatile or sprightly exertion.

   These passages were intended for sallies of wit; but whence comes all this rage of wit? Edward Stillingfleet.

   4. Escape; levity; extravagant flight; frolick; wild gaiety; exorbitance.

   At his return all was clear, and this excursion was esteemed but a sally of youth. Henry Wotton.

   ’Tis but a sally of youth. John Denham, Sophy.

   We have written some things which we may wish never to have thought on: some sallies of levity ought to be imputed to youth. Jonathan Swift.

   The episodical part, made up of the extravagant sallies of the prince of Wales and Falstaff’s humour, is of his own invention. Shakespeare Illustrated.

2. To Sallyverb

   To make an eruption; to issue out.

   Etymology: from the noun.

   The Turks sallying forth, received thereby great hurt. Richard Knolles.

   The noise of some tumultuous fight:
   They break the truce, and sally out by night. Dryden.

   The summons take of the same trumpet’s call,
   To sally from one port, or man one publick wall. Nahum Tate.

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1. Sally

   Sally is a song by gypsy punk band Gogol Bordello, written by frontman Eugene Hütz. The song was packaged as a double single along with "Start Wearing Purple", and released as the band's second single in February 2006. It belongs to their third album Gypsy Punks: Underdog World Strike.

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1. sally

   A "sally" is a sudden energetic movement, often a venture out from one's usual routine or place, typically in a military or investigative context. This term can also refer to a humorous, clever, or surprising remark, typically made in conversation. Additionally, "Sally" is a common female first name.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Sallyverb

   to leap or rush out; to burst forth; to issue suddenly; as a body of troops from a fortified place to attack besiegers; to make a sally

2. Sally

   a leaping forth; a darting; a spring

3. Sally

   a rushing or bursting forth; a quick issue; a sudden eruption; specifically, an issuing of troops from a place besieged to attack the besiegers; a sortie

4. Sally

   an excursion from the usual track; range; digression; deviation

5. Sally

   a flight of fancy, liveliness, wit, or the like; a flashing forth of a quick and active mind

6. Sally

   transgression of the limits of soberness or steadiness; act of levity; wild gayety; frolic; escapade

7. Etymology: [F. saillir, fr. L. salire to leap, spring, akin to Gr. "a`llesqai; cf. Skr. s to go, to flow. Cf. Salient, Assail, Assault, Exult, Insult, Saltation, Saltire.]

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1. Sally

   Sally is a fictional character from the 1993 film The Nightmare Before Christmas.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Sally

   sal′i, n. a leaping or bursting out: a sudden rushing forth of troops to attack besiegers: excursion: outburst of fancy, wit, &c.: levity: a projection.—v.i. to rush out suddenly: to mount:—pa.t. and pa.p. sall′ied.—n. Sall′y-port, a passage by which a garrison may make a sally: a large port for the escape of a crew when a fire-ship is set on fire. [Fr. saillie—saillir (It. salire)—L. salire, to leap.]

2. Sally

   sal′i, n. a kind of stone-fly: a wren.—n. Sall′ypick′er, one of several different warblers.

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. sally

   A sudden expedition out of a besieged place against the besiegers or some part of their works; also called a sortie.--To sally. To move a body by jerks or rushes; a sudden heave or set. Thus, when a vessel grounds by the bow or stern, and the hawsers are severely taut, the sally is practised. This is done by collecting all hands at the point aground, and then by a simultaneous rush reaching the part afloat.

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. sally

   A sudden offensive movement by the garrison of a fortified place, directed against the troops or works of the besiegers.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. SALLY

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Sally is ranked #22481 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Sally surname appeared 1,144 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Sally.
   
   51.6% or 591 total occurrences were White.
   38% or 435 total occurrences were Black.
   3.6% or 42 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   3.1% or 36 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   2.6% or 30 total occurrences were Asian.
   0.8% or 10 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

Matched Categories

1. • Military
   • Military Action
   • Remark
   • Venture

British National Corpus

1. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'sally' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2409

Anagrams for sally »

1. lylas

2. y'all's

How to pronounce sally?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of sally in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of sally in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of sally in a Sentence

1. Robert F. Goheen:

   In the realm of ideas it is better to let the mind sally forth, even if some precious preconceptions suffer a mauling.

2. Donald Trump:

   Sally Yates made the fake media extremely unhappy today -- Sally Yates said nothing but old news !

3. Jake Carstens:

   It's worth noting that despite Florida Panhandle seeing a bit less of the action compared to other states like Louisiana, landfall locations don't fully describe the range and extent of Fast FactsStorm impacts, hurricane Isaias nearly clipped the east coast of Florida Panhandle and prompted Hurricane Warnings in South Florida for a time. Hurricane Sally in September brought flooding and tornadoes to much of the Florida Panhandle, and came awfully close to tropical storm strength in Hurricane Sally in September early stages when it hit Miami-Dade County.

4. Sally Satel:

   The non immediacy of it is arguably a benefit, sally Satel don’t want people acting impulsively. That’s why building in a time lag could be advantageous and allay anxiety.

5. Samuel Johnson:

   ESSAY -- A loose sally of the mind an irregular indigested piece not a regular and orderly composition.

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