sally
sal|ly /s'æli/ (sallies sallying sallied)
1 [N-COUNT]
Sallies are clever and amusing remarks. (LITERARY)
He had thus far succeeded in fending off my conversational sallies.
2 [VERB] V forth, V prep/adv
If someone sallies forth or sallies somewhere, they go out into a rather difficult, dangerous, or unpleasant situation in a brave or confident way. (LITERARY)
...worrying about her when she sallies forth on her first date...
Tamara would sally out on bitterly cold nights.
[N-COUNT]
Sally is also a noun.
...their first sallies outside the student world.
1 [N-COUNT]
Sallies are clever and amusing remarks. (LITERARY)
He had thus far succeeded in fending off my conversational sallies.
2 [VERB] V forth, V prep/adv
If someone sallies forth or sallies somewhere, they go out into a rather difficult, dangerous, or unpleasant situation in a brave or confident way. (LITERARY)
...worrying about her when she sallies forth on her first date...
Tamara would sally out on bitterly cold nights.
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Sally is also a noun.
...their first sallies outside the student world.