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   sally

   /ˈsali/

   noun

   • 1. a sudden charge out of a besieged place against the enemy; a sortie: "the garrison there made a sally against us" Similar chargesortieforaythrustdriveoffensiveattackraidassaultdescentblitzincursioninvasiononsetinroadonslaughtrushonrushblitzkriegrazzia
   • ▪ a brief journey or sudden start into activity: "his energetic sallies into the fields during harvesting" Similar expeditionexcursiontripoutingjauntrunvisittourescapadeairing
   • 2. a witty or lively remark, especially one made as an attack or as a diversion in an argument; a retort: "there was subdued laughter at this sally" 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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