"pretty Polly" meaning in All languages combined

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Phrase [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-pretty Polly.wav Forms: Pretty Polly [canonical]
Etymology: Polly is a name traditionally given to a pet parrot. Head templates: {{head|en|phrase|head=Pretty Polly}} Pretty Polly
  1. A phrase traditionally said to parrots, and a phrase that parrots are traditionally taught to speak. Categories (topical): Animal sounds Categories (lifeform): Parrots Related terms: who's a pretty boy then Translations (phrase said to parrots): kopke krabben (Dutch), lorre (Dutch), Bonjour Jacquot (French), по́пка-дура́к (pópka-durák) (Russian), cici kuş (Turkish)
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