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   Sal·ly

   /ˈsalē/

   

   noun

   • 1. a sudden charge out of a besieged place against the enemy; a sortie. Similar chargesortieforaythrustdriveoffensiveattackraidassaultdescentblitzincursioninvasiononsetinroadonslaughtrushonrushblitzkriegrazzia
   • ▪ a brief journey or sudden start into activity. Similar expeditionexcursiontripoutingjauntrunvisittourescapadeairing
   • ▪ a witty or lively remark, especially one made as an attack or as a diversion in an argument; a retort. Similar witticismwitty remarksmart remarkquipbarbpleasantryepigramaphorismjokepunjestretortripostecounterrejoinderreturnretaliationbon motinformal:one-linergagwisecrackcrackfunnycomebackclapback

   verb

   • 1. make a military sortie: "they sallied out to harass the enemy"
   • ▪ set out from a place to do something: "I made myself presentable and sallied forth"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from French saillie, feminine past participle (used as a noun) of saillir ‘come or jut out’, from Old French salir ‘to leap’, from Latin salire.

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