agony aunt
agony aunt noun: synonym of advice columnist, a writer of an advice column in a newspaper or other periodical, especially an actually or assumed female writer of such a column.
Noun
agony aunt (plural agony aunts)
- Synonym of advice columnist, a writer of an advice column in a newspaper or other periodical, especially an actually or assumed female writer of such a column.
- You should write in to the agony aunt; she'll sort it out for you.
- Pandora has just left my bedroom. I am just about devastated with frustration. I can't go on like this. I have written to Aunt Clara, the Agony Aunt.1984, Sue Townsend, The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole, Methuen, →ISBN, page 20
- Synonyms:
- advice columnist
- Someone commonly consulted for advice about personal problems.
- I'm sick of everyone coming to me with their problems—I never wanted to be an agony aunt!
Synonyms of agony aunt
Forms of agony aunt
| plural | agony aunts |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Agony Aunt |
| alternative form | agony aunty |
| alternative form | agony auntie |
Origin of agony aunt
From the much earlier British term agony column, initially used for personal columns and then for advice columns, and the informal use of aunt for any older female fictive kin.
Questions about agony aunt
- What does agony aunt mean?
- Agony aunt means synonym of advice columnist, a writer of an advice column in a newspaper or other periodical, especially an actually or assumed female writer of such a column.
- What part of speech is agony aunt?
- Agony aunt is a noun.
- What is the plural of agony aunt?
- The plural of agony aunt is agony aunts.
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