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pretty Polly en · X

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Polly is a name traditionally given to a pet parrot.

Meanings

  1. A phrase traditionally said to parrots, and a phrase that parrots are traditionally taught to speak.
    • Pretty Polly! Pretty Polly! Squawk! 'Allo! Who's a pretty boy! Squawk! 'Allo! 'Allo!

Relateds

who's a pretty boy then

Translations (5)

nl kopke krabben (phrase said to parrots) · tr cici kuş (phrase said to parrots) · fr Bonjour Jacquot (phrase said to parrots) · ru по́пка-дура́к (phrase said to parrots) · nl lorre (phrase said to parrots)