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   palsy-walsy

   /ˌpalzɪˈwalzi/

   adjective

   • 1. very friendly or intimate: informal "he tried to get palsy-walsy with Henry, and that was a big mistake"

   Word Origin 1930s (as a noun in the sense ‘friend’): from the noun pal + -sy, by reduplication.

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   What is the meaning of palsy-walsy?

   • Palsy-walsy meaning: friendly or appearing to be friendly in a very intimate or hearty way. See examples of palsy-walsy used in a sentence.

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   What does palsy mean?

   • [Reduplication of palsy : pl. of pal + -y .] American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. Slang. friendly in a very intimate or hearty way.

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   When was palsy walsy first used?

   • The earliest known use of the word palsy-walsy is in the 1930s. OED's earliest evidence for palsy-walsy is from 1932, in the Lethbridge Herald (Lethbridge, Alberta). palsy-walsy is formed within English, by compounding.

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   PALSY-WALSY meaning: 1. close in the manner of people who are friends, often in a way that is not considered acceptable…. Learn more.

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   The meaning of PALSY-WALSY is being or appearing to be very intimate. How to use palsy-walsy in a sentence.

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   slang. friendly or appearing to be friendly in a very intimate or hearty way. The police kept their eye on him because he was trying to get palsy-walsy with the security guard. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC.

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   Palsy-walsy definition: friendly or appearing to be friendly in a very intimate or hearty way. See examples of PALSY-WALSY used in a sentence.

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   Define palsy-walsy. palsy-walsy synonyms, palsy-walsy pronunciation, palsy-walsy translation, English dictionary definition of palsy-walsy. adj. Informal Being in a close, friendly relationship. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

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   palsy-walsy. /ˌˈpælzi ˌwælzi/. IPA guide. Definitions of palsy-walsy. adjective. (used colloquially) having the relationship of friends or pals. synonyms: chummy, matey, pally. friendly. characteristic of or befitting a friend.

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   palsy-walsy, n. & adj. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary.