polly
noun
a tame parrot.
polly
1 American
[pol-ee]
/ ˈpɒl i /
noun
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pollies
plural
Polly
2
American
[pol-ee]
/ ˈpɒl i /
polly
British
/ ˈpɒlɪ /
noun
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Etymology
Origin of polly
Generic use of Polly
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In the uncanny way the little polly repeated Julius' slogan, and with that beak of his, Mr. Wintergreen was almost tempted to believe in reincarna tion.
From Time Magazine Archive
You know Whom, John Barclay; that was your grandfather speaking then, the old polly foxer.
From A Certain Rich Man by William Allen White
Mama tenders you her affections and polly joyns in duty with My dear Papa Your obt and ever Devoted Daughter, E. Lucas.
From Ten Girls from History by Kate Dickinson Sweetser
“And which I considers it the completest ’onor out to be chums along o’ polly, anyhow whatsoever.
From The Cruise of the Land-Yacht "Wanderer" Thirteen Hundred Miles in my Caravan by Gordon Stables
"And here, keep my polly till I come back," added Trot, giving him the bird.
From Sky Island: being the further exciting adventures of Trot and Cap'n Bill after their visit to the sea fairies by L. Frank (Lyman Frank) Baum
The Armed Forces Commissioner, Polly Miller-Perkins, who is carrying out her first investigation in the role, has called the allegations "absolutely appalling".
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
Polly Girvin, Hunter’s former partner and a retired lawyer focused on Native American issues, called AB 2494’s passage by the Legislature “nearly miraculous.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
Polly Turton, head of climate action at NGO Shade the UK, said the situation was "the new normal. The sleepless nights we're all experiencing, we are going to have to adapt to," she said.
From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026
What’s available now are brands like Brandy Melville, Edikted and Princess Polly.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 20, 2026
The improving visibility revealed Polly, the chambermaid who everyone said was simple, and who stayed on late whenever there was a do.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
“Why, what do you know about pollies, old man?”
From Milly and Olly by Mrs. Humphry Ward
Page 140—petty amended to pretty—"... where there were a thousand other pretty pollies, ..."
From Old Deccan Days or Hindoo Fairy Legends Current in Southern India by M. Frere
Choost look, Dogdor; here's one of dose measley new pollies I god in from Zingapore.
From Preventable Diseases by Woods Hutchinson
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