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Aunt Sally

Syllabification: (Aunt Sal·ly)

Definition of Aunt Sally

noun (plural Aunt Sallies)

  • a game played in some parts of Britain in which players throw sticks or balls at a wooden dummy.
  • a dummy used in the game of Aunt Sally.
  • a person or thing that is subjected to much criticism, especially one set up as an easy target for it.

Aunt Sally in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of Aunt Sally in the British & World English dictionary