Joke
Sally
Sally noun - Something said or done to cause laughter.
Usage example: the final sally made her laugh, and that ended the argument
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Synonyms for Sally
Joke is a synonym for sally in witticism topic. You can use "Joke" instead the word "Sally" as a noun or a verb.
Nearby Words: sallied, Salley, sallie
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- A small scene towards the end of When Harry Met Sally... opens at the New Year's Eve party before Harry shows up, and Sally has been buttonholed by a stranger who's been trying to tell her a joke.
Source: Orphaned Punchline - Sally and Angua end up knee-deep in mud, naked, and squaring off for what could either end up as a cat-fight or something else; Sally subverts either result with a joke about how people might so much want to see this that they'd pay good money for it.
Source: Best Known for the Fanservice -
There is also something of a running joke where Sally will make a cruel comment to Susan and then apologize, saying she didn't mean to say it out loud, only to think it.
Source: Did I Just Say That Out Loud?
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Sally and Joke. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/joke/sally
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