AUNT SALLY


Meaning of AUNT SALLY in English

■ 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.

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