Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A friend; a chum.
- intransitive verb To associate as friends or chums. Often used with around.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A Middle English form of
pale . - noun Partner; mate; chum; accomplice.
- noun An abbreviation of Palestine
- noun of paleontology.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Slang A mate; a partner; esp., an accomplice or confederate.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun colloquial A
friend ,buddy ,mate ,cobber , someone tohang around with. - verb Be friends with, hang around with.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb become friends; act friendly towards
- noun a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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He also has been featured as Bryce, the spy responsible for his title pal's plight, on NBC's "Chuck."
JSOnline.com 2010
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He also has been featured as Bryce, the spy responsible for his title pal's plight, on NBC's "Chuck."
JSOnline.com 2010
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"Scott is just as interesting to watch dramatically as he is comedically," says O'Loughlin, impressed by what he calls his pal's "deep reservoir of emotions."
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We were not appalled when Prince Harry went to a fancy dress party as a Nazi (a good place for a Nazi uniform - on a dickhead at a piss-up), and we are not appalled by what he called his pal Ahmed Raza Khan.
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Begala says his pal is "a sensitive guy," and he wasn't surprised when Emanuel choked up while talking about his parents during an East Room ceremony marking his departure.
The oversimplified coverage of 'tough-talking' Rahm Emanuel Howard Kurtz 2010
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I use npo facebook or myspace, instead of it I use twitter and tagged to stay social with my cyber pal, is there any information with offerpal I can really make “ONLINE MONEY” with them and do they accept paypal for this.?
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But the counter-argument is that this is one of several derivations that are used in many countries, with no derogatory meaning – often in the same way someone could be called "pal" or "mate".
Language barrier delays case of what Luis Suárez said to Patrice Evra 2011
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A woodsmans pal is a unique and very usefull blade that makes a great gift!
Any new must have Christmas Gift Ideas for sportsmen out there??? 2009
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When Amanda's mother learns that her daughter's strange pal is rumored to be half ape, she shrieks -- wait for it -- "You can't have a monkey as your best friend."
"Lucy," a half-ape/half-human thriller by Laurence Gonzales Michael Sims 2010
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When Amanda's mother learns that her daughter's strange pal is rumored to be half ape, she shrieks -- wait for it -- "You can't have a monkey as your best friend."
"Lucy," a half-ape/half-human thriller by Laurence Gonzales Michael Sims 2010
dailyword commented on the word pal
Jim often calls Artie this.
October 4, 2012