What is "sally"

Sally \Sal"ly\ (s[a^]l"l[y^]), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Sallied (-l[i^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. Sallying.] [F. saillir, fr. L. salire to leap, spring, akin to Gr. "a`llesqai; cf. Skr. s[.r] to go, to flow. Cf. Salient, Assail, Assault, Exult, Insult, Saltation, Saltire.] To leap or rush out; to burst forth; to issue suddenly; as a body of troops from a fortified place to attack besiegers; to make a sally.

They break the truce, and sally out by night.
--Dryden.

The foe retires, -- she heads the sallying host.
--Byron.

Sally \Sal"ly\, n.; pl. Sallies. [F. saillie, fr. saillir. See Sally, v.]

1. A leaping forth; a darting; a spring.

2. A rushing or bursting forth; a quick issue; a sudden eruption; specifically, an issuing of troops from a place besieged to attack the besiegers; a sortie.

   Sallies were made by the Spaniards, but they were beaten in with loss.
   --Bacon.

3. An excursion from the usual track; range; digression; deviation.

   Every one shall know a country better that makes often sallies into it, and traverses it up and down, than he that . . . goes still round in the same track.
   --Locke.

4. A flight of fancy, liveliness, wit, or the like; a flashing forth of a quick and active mind.

   The unaffected mirth with which she enjoyed his sallies.
   --Sir W. Scott.

5. Transgression of the limits of soberness or steadiness; act of levity; wild gayety; frolic; escapade. The excursion was esteemed but a sally of youth. --Sir H. Wotton. Sally port.

   1. (Fort.) A postern gate, or a passage underground, from the inner to the outer works, to afford free egress for troops in a sortie.

   2. (Naval) A large port on each quarter of a fireship, for the escape of the men into boats when the train is fired; a large port in an old-fashioned three-decker or a large modern ironclad.

fem. proper name, alteration of Sarah (compare Hal from Harry, Moll from Mary, etc.). Sally Lunn cakes (1780) supposedly named for the woman in Bath who first made them and sold them in the streets. Sally Ann as a nickname for Salvation Army is recorded from 1927.

1540s, "a sudden rush, dash, or springing forth; specifically of troops from a besieged place, attacking the besiegers," from Middle French saillie "a rushing forth," noun use of fem. past participle of saillir "to leap," from Latin salire "to leap" (see salient (adj.)). Sally-port "gate or passage in a fortification to afford free egress to troops in making a sally" is from 1640s.

1540s, from sally (n.). Related: Sallied; sallying.

Etymology 1 n. 1 A willow 2 Any tree that looks like a willow 3 An object made from the above trees' wood Etymology 2

n. 1 A sortie of troops from a besieged place against an enemy. 2 A sudden rushing forth. 3 (context figuratively English) A witty statement or quip, usually at the expense of one's interlocutor. vb. 1 (context intransitive English) To make a sudden attack on an enemy from a defended position. 2 (context intransitive English) To set out on an excursion; venture; depart (often followed by "forth.") 3 (context intransitive English) To venture off the beaten path. Etymology 3

n. (context New Zealand slang English) A member of the Salvation Army.

1. n. witty remark [syn: wisecrack, crack, quip]

2. a military action in which besieged troops burst forth from their position [syn: sortie]

3. a venture off the beaten path; "a sally into the wide world beyond his home" [syn: sallying forth]

4. [also: sallied]

"Sally" is a science fiction short story by Isaac Asimov. It was first published in the May–June 1953 issue of Fantastic and later appeared in the Asimov collections Nightfall and Other Stories (1969) and The Complete Robot (1982).

Sally may refer to:

"Sally" is a song by Kerbdog and a single released on September 9, 1996, taken from their second album On the Turn recorded in 1995 by GGGarth at Sound City Studios and A&M Studios in Los Angeles. The single was released on three different CD singles, each with two different B-sides, all of which were recorded in 1996 by Pete Hofman. A promo video for "Sally" was also filmed in London.

Sally is a musical comedy with music by Jerome Kern, lyrics by Clifford Grey and book by Guy Bolton (inspired by the 19th century show, Sally in our Alley), with additional lyrics by Buddy De Sylva, Anne Caldwell and P. G. Wodehouse. The plot hinges on a mistaken-identity: Sally, a waif, is a dishwasher at the Alley Inn. She poses as a famous foreign ballerina and rises to fame (and finds love) through joining the Ziegfeld Follies. There is a rags to riches story, a ballet as a centrepiece, and a wedding as a finale. "Look for the Silver Lining" continues to be one of Kern's most familiar songs. The song is lampooned by another song, "Look for a Sky of Blue," in Rick Besoyan's satirical 1959 musical Little Mary Sunshine.

The piece was first produced by Florenz Ziegfeld on Broadway in 1920 and ran for 570 performances, one of the longest runs on Broadway up to that time. The show was designed as a debut star vehicle for Marilyn Miller. It had a successful London run and was revived several times on Broadway and in the West End. Since World War II, it has had few productions. The musical was adapted into a 1925 silent film and a 1929 musical film.

Sally is a 1929 American Pre-Code film. It is the fourth all talking all-color feature movie ever made and was photographed in the Technicolor process. It was the sixth feature movie to contain color that had been released by Warner Bros., the first five were The Desert Song (1929), On with the Show (1929), Gold Diggers of Broadway (1929), Paris (1929), and The Show of Shows (1929). ( Song of the West was actually completed by June 1929 but had its release delayed until March 1930). Although exhibited in a few select theatres in December 1929, Sally only went into general release on January 12, 1930.

It was based on the Broadway stage hit, Sally, produced by Florenz Ziegfeld (which played at The New Amsterdam Theatre, from December 21, 1920 to April 22, 1922), and retains three of the stage production's Jerome Kern songs (" Look for the Silver Lining", "Sally", and "Wild Rose"), the rest of the music newly written for the film by Al Dubin and Joe Burke.

Marilyn Miller, who had played the leading part in the Broadway production, was hired by the Warner Brothers at an extravagant sum (reportedly $1000 an hour for a total of $100,000) to star in the filmed version. The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Art Direction by Jack Okey in 1930.

Sally (originally titled The Sally Jessy Raphael Show) is an American syndicated tabloid talk show that was hosted by radio talk show host Sally Jessy Raphael. It originally was a half-hour local St. Louis television program, debuting October 17, 1983, and ran in syndication until May 24, 2002, with repeats running until September 6.

"Sally" is the pilot episode of the American television sitcom Flight of the Conchords. It first aired on HBO on June 17, 2007. In this episode, New Zealanders Jemaine Clement and Bret McKenzie of the band Flight of the Conchords have moved to New York City to try to make it in the United States. At a party, Jemaine falls for, and subsequently begins dating, Sally—Bret's former girlfriend. As Jemaine's attentions focus on Sally, a lonely Bret is forced to deal with the advances of Mel ( Kristen Schaal), the band's obsessed—and only—fan. Meanwhile, Murray ( Rhys Darby), the band's manager, helps the band film their first music video, although they cannot afford decent costumes or proper video equipment.

"Sally" received largely positive reviews from critics. According to Nielsen Media Research, "Sally" drew over 1.2 million viewers. Several of the songs from the episode, most notably "Robots", "Not Crying", and "Most Beautiful Girl (In the Room)" received positive critical acclaim. All three songs were released on the band's EP The Distant Future, although "Robots" appeared in a live form. "Robots" later was re-recorded and released on the band's debut album Flight of the Conchords, along with "Most Beautiful Girl (In the Room)." The latter was later nominated for an Emmy award for Outstanding Original Music And Lyrics.

Sally (styled as sally) is an American Indie rock band from Chicago, Illinois.

"Sally" is a song by gypsy punk band Gogol Bordello, written by frontman Eugene Hütz. The song was packaged as a double single along with " Start Wearing Purple", and released as the band's second single in February 2006. It belongs to their third album Gypsy Punks: Underdog World Strike.

Sally is an American situation comedy which aired on NBC from September 15, 1957 to March 30, 1958, under the alternate sponsorship of Chemstrand Corporation and Royal McBee. The series is the first filmed television series produced by Paramount Studios.

Sally is a 2000 American drama film starring Rachael Leigh Cook, Michael Weston, and Fatmir Haskaj, and written and directed by first time director David Goldsmith (actor) who also appears in the film as Jack.

Sally is a 1925 silent romantic comedy film starring Colleen Moore. The film was directed by Alfred E. Green, produced by Moore's husband John McCormick (1893–1961), and based on the musical Sally written by Guy Bolton, Clifford Grey, and adapted to film by June Mathis. The film was based on a Florenz Ziegfeld production written specifically for Marilyn Miller that opened on December 21, 1920 at the New Amsterdam Theatre on Broadway. It ran for 570 performances.

Sally, Sally Meyer or just Meyer was a silent movie slapstick character played by Ernst Lubitsch, before he moved to Hollywood. The character was an antisemitic satire of a Jewish businessman.

Meyer was portrayed as a stereotypical Jew who cannot be trusted and haggles about everything. He is also adulterous towards his wife.

When Ernst Lubitsch first became involved in the movie industry he starred in slapstick comedies which poked fun at Jewish stereotypes. He performed these roles as an actor in such films as "Die Firma heiratet" (1914), "Der Stolz der Firma" (1914), "Schuhpalast Pinkus" (1916), "Der schwarze Moritz" (1916).'' In Shoe Palace Pinkus (1916)'' Lubitsch first performed as a character named "Sally Pinkus", a Jewish boy who prefers being lazy and acting as a class clown instead of working for school. He cheats on his tests and chases girls. "Der Fall Rosentopf" (1918) featured the character Sally once again. He was named Sally Meyer in the film Meyer aus Berlin (1918), which is the official debut of the character.

During the First World War and during the 1920s the character was very popular, especially in Germany, where the films were made. Most films were only four reels long. After Lubitsch moved to Hollywood he stopped making movies about the character.

During World War II, on 9 August 1939, Hermann Göring claimed that "The Ruhr will not be subjected to a single bomb. If an enemy bomber reaches the Ruhr, my name is not Hermann Göring: you can call me Meier!" ("I want to be called Meier if ..." is a German idiom to express that something is impossible. Meier (in several spelling variants) is the second most common surname in Germany.)

Today the films about Meyer are almost forgotten, also due to the controversial antisemitism in the storylines. For many years the film "Meyer aus Berlin" was thought to be lost, but it was discovered in Dutch film archives under the title "Sally geht auf Reisen".