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agony aunt

British  

noun

  1. Gender-netural form: advice columnist(sometimes capital) a person who writes the replies to readers' letters in an agony column

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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

Between her memoir, podcast, a recent novel and her gig as an agony aunt for a British newspaper, many young British women see her as the trusted voice of a close friend.

From New York Times • Aug. 12, 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

The varied format sees money saving tips brush up alongside celebrity interviews and agony aunt segments.

From BBC • Oct. 2, 2018

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