Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Friendly; chummy.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Having the relationship of friends or pals; -- used colloquially.
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- adjective Like a
pal ;friendly . - noun US An affectionate term of address.
- noun US, Australia A slightly derogatory and insulting term of address.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective (used colloquially) having the relationship of friends or pals
Etymologies
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Examples
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It was quite an odd experience, you were often at the mercy of some aloof assistant who would feel he was doing you a favour once you got "pally" with him by letting you hear the good stuff from under the counter; a privilege only the few elite regulars got.
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Albion boss Tony Mowbray urges referees to show players more respect and claimed some officials are too 'pally' with top stars.
Express & Star 2009
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jilted john - the sight of watching Ruth Kelly and Yvette Cooper acting all 'pally' while Ruthie was getting out through the gritted teeth the news that Yvette had 'Balls-Ed' up HIPs was an absolute CLASSIC !
Notice on Language 2007
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13 Platoon, so fictitiously unlucky (?), was probably the most "pally" combination in the Battalion; both N. C.O.'s and men were on excellent terms -- especially with Sergt.
Norman Ten Hundred A Record of the 1st (Service) Bn. Royal Guernsey Light Infantry A. Stanley Blicq
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"pally," as she put it, happily contented in each other's society.
Out of the Ashes Ethel Watts Mumford 1909
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For more than three decades he has divided his considerable charm between British holidaymakers and resort hotel developers on the costas and beyond – his pally salesman's patter delivered in his distinctive hybrid accent: estuary English with occasional traces of his Spanish roots.
Thomas Cook is saved – after the short-sellers take a profit 2011
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The two frontrunners for the socialist nomination are the former party leader François Hollande – now thinner, less pally with journalists and more presidential – and his successor Martine Aubry, who launched her bid to become France's first woman president yesterday.
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The two frontrunners for the socialist nomination are the former party leader François Hollande – now thinner, less pally with journalists and more presidential – and his successor Martine Aubry, who launched her bid to become France's first woman president yesterday.
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My main is, unfortunately, on Moon Guard, and I seem to only get requests for whisper sex or people who want to rag on me for playing a Blood Elf pally (regardless of the character I'm trying to portray).
Howard Hughes and the 1934 World's Fair yuki_onna 2010
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You need to go listen like right now to Rihanna's latest to see just how much you messed-up, pally.
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