Message: "Re: Polly" - Behind the Name

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Re: Polly

by Mike C

1/12/2015, 2:15 PM

in reply to a message by Buneary

This article
http://mentalfloss.com/article/55350/why-do-we-call-parrots-polly
attributes it to the character of Lady Pol (the parrot) in Ben Jonson's play Volpone.

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