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Judy [ˈdʒuːdɪ] n pl -dies
1. (Performing Arts / Theatre) the wife of Punch in the children's puppet show Punch and Judy See Punch 2. (often not capital) Brit slang a girl or woman Translations Judy n abbr of Judith (in Punch and Judy) → Gretel f How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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She once or twice fell into children's company when she was about ten years old, but the children couldn't get on with Judy, and Judy couldn't get on with them. And there, with the acrobats on one side of them and the Punch-and- Judy show on the other, they would hang out a big sign which read, "COME AND SEE THE MARVELOUS TWO-HEADED ANIMAL FROM THE JUNGLES OF AFRICA. And all the while there was running through his head Kipling's line: "AND THE COLONEL'S LADY AND JUDY O'GRADY ARE SISTERS UNDER THEIR SKINS. |
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