Sally
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Sally might mean any of the following:
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[edit] Objects
- A tufted woollen part of a bellrope, used to provide grip when ringing a bell.
- a sally rod is a willow switch, in Irish, apparently derived from the willow's botanical name salix
[edit] Names
- A feminine given name of Hebrew origin, commonly considered a nickname for someone named Sarah (or Sara)
- A nickname for someone named Salvatore or Sal (as in the name of New Haven's Sally's Apizza).
[edit] Military strategy
- to sally; to make a sudden attack on an enemy from a defended position, especially when they are surrounding you
[edit] Slang
- A nickname for the Salvation Army
- A slang term for an effeminate boy or man -- sissy.
- Codename used for a modified 6502 used by Atari for a game console and home computers.
[edit] Fiction
- A detective novel by E.V. Cunningham (aka Howard Fast)
- A short story by Isaac Asimov
- Sally Brown, a character in the comic strip "Peanuts", sister of Charlie Brown
- Sally Yumeno (technically "Sari" in Japanese), the title character of Mitsuteru Yokoyama's manga and anime Mahotsukai Sally (Sally, the Witch)
- Sally Forth, a comic strip by Wally Wood
- Sally Forth, a comic strip by Greg Howard
- Sally, a character in The Nightmare Before Christmas
- Sally Carrera, a Porsche 911 in Pixar's new movie Cars.
[edit] Musical
[edit] Band
- an indie-rock band
[edit] TV program
- A talk show hosted by Sally Jessy Raphaël.
- Princess Sally Acorn from Sonic SatAM.
[edit] Cruise line
- Sally Line, an Ålandian passenger shipping company and cruise line.