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Polly

//ˈpɒli// name, noun, slang

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A female given name from Hebrew.

    ""Well, Johnny," she replied, rather hurt, "if you want to call me something else, you may do so; but I will not have any outlandish, ridiculous names. I don't like it much, but if you really wish it, you may call me Polly." Polly, indeed! Mary was getting more and more prosaic."

  2. 2
    A common given name for a parrot.

    "Polly wants a cracker!"

Noun
  1. 1
    A prefect at Uppingham School in Rutland, England. UK, slang

Etymology

Nickname for Mary, created by rhyming with Molly.

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