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sally

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Synonyms and Antonyms of sally

1 a short trip for pleasure

a morning sally out to see the historic monuments around the city

Synonyms of sally

excursion, jaunt, junket, outing, ramble, sashay, sortie, spin

Words Related to sally

journey, travel(s), voyage

expedition, odyssey, safari

hike, peregrination, trek, walk

2 something said or done to cause laughter

the final sally made her laugh, and that ended the argument

Synonyms of sally

boff (or boffo), boffola, crack, drollery, funny, gag, giggle [chiefly British], jape, jest, joke, josh, laugh, nifty, one-liner, pleasantry, quip, rib, waggery, wisecrack, witticism, yuk (or yuck) [slang]

Words Related to sally

funning, joking, wisecracking

knee-slapper, panic [slang], riot, scream, thigh-slapper

antic, buffoonery, caper, leg-pull, monkeyshine(s), practical joke, prank, trick

burlesque, caricature, lampoon, mock, mockery, parody, put-on, riff

banter, kidding, persiflage, raillery, repartee

drollness, facetiousness, funniness, hilariousness, humorousness

comedy, humor, wit, wordplay

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