Dear Abby

English Proper noun Dear Abby An advice column written under the pen name Abigail Van Buren. The columnist. en 2014 Frederick Hertz; Emily Doskow Making It Legal 114 Nolo 1413319831 I am not Dr. Phil, Dear Abby, or a qualified relationship counselor. Pauline Phillips (1918–2013), the initial columnist (until 2002) and sister of fellow columnist Eppie Lederer (who wrote under the pen name Ann Landers). en 1971 Jim Jacobs; Warren Casey Grease Beauty School Dropout Baby, you know it. Even Dear Abby’d say the same. en 1976 Me and the Elephant w:Gene Cotton Well I wrote to Ann Landers and Dear Abby too / And sought their advice as to what I should do 1994 December 3, Adam Sandler, “The Chanukah Song”, Saturday Night Live, National Broadcasting Company: We got Ann Landers and her sister Dear Abby. en Dear Abby … w:Telegram & Gazette https://web.archive.org/web/20240823070719/https://www.telegram.com/story/news/local/north/2013/01/19/dear-abby/49151629007/ Worcester, Mass. 19 January 2013 1050-4184 Better known by the pen name Abigail Van Buren — and instantly recognizable by the words that were practically her nickname, “Dear Abby” — she fit thoughtful advice into succinct newspaper columns for more than 40 years. en eponyms en Nicknames for individuals