An American slang term for the Confederate States of America, used historically in a personification of the South similar to the way 'Uncle Sam' represents the United States. The term is now primarily historical and appears in period documents and Civil War-era discourse.
The Northern press mocked Cousin Sally's pretensions to becoming a great power.
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(US, slang) The Confederate States of America.
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Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
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