agony aunt
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Zoe Trafford often had to play the role of agony aunt to her customers.
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026
One TikTok user, who goes by the name Ngo Keĩta, plays the role of a popular agony aunt, posting clips in Wolof, the language spoken most widely in Senegal.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 19, 2024
Doyle Kennedy said she loved the way “Maria approaches everything — being an agony aunt, solving a murder — through food.”
From New York Times • Sep. 5, 2022
In 1968, Dodie Wells, the agony aunt for Petticoat magazine explained:
From Salon • Jun. 11, 2022
It is hosted by Davis and actor Vicki Pepperdine, whose agony aunt personas are like a cross between Fanny Cradock and Katie Hopkins.
From The Guardian • Oct. 22, 2018
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