# Aunt Sally

> English word · Proper noun

## Definitions
1. A traditional game in which balls are thrown to break the pipe in the mouth of a figurine resembling an old woman.
2. A figure drawing criticism or ridicule, especially when prejudiced or unwarranted.

## Etymology
Apparently after My Old Aunt Sally, the title of a blackface minstrel song written by Dan Emmett in 1843.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/aunt-sally