sally out

Questions about sally out

What does sally out mean?

sally out means "set out in a sudden, energetic or violent manner". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for sally out?

Close synonyms include sally forth, leap out, rush out, burst forth. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is sally out a common word?

sally out is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.