Sally Ann

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Proper noun

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the Sally Ann

  1. (informal, Canada, British) The Salvation Army.
    Synonyms: Sally Army, Salvation Army
    • 2005, Robert E. Rogge, Fearsome Battle: With the Canadian Army in World War II Europe, →ISBN, page 50:
      Amenities for the Canadian army in the battle zone were few and far between, but the prime one of them all was the Salvation Army, the Sally Ann, a religious organization back home that served all ranks and religions.
    • 2006, Thomas Healy, I Have Heard You Calling in the Night, →ISBN, page 97:
      'Then she must be a member of the Sally Ann.' / That's what some people called the Salvation Army, whether with affection or not I don't know.

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References

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  • Yuri Dolgopolov, A Collection of Confusible Phrases: False 'friends' and 'enemies' in Idioms and Collocations, Llumina Press (2004), →ISBN, page 373.