palsy-walsy

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pal⋅sy-wal⋅sy

[pal-zee-wal-zee]

–adjective 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.

Origin:
1930–35; rhyming compound based on palsy ²

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pal·sy-wal·sy (pāl'zē-wāl'zē)

adj. Slang
Having or appearing to have the close relationship of chums.

[Reduplication of palsy : pl. of pal + -y¹.]

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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palsy-walsy [ˈpælziˈwælzi]

n.
a good friend, pal,or buddy. (Also a term of address.) : Meet my old palsy-walsy, John. We've known each other since we were kids.
mod.
friendly; overly friendly. (Often with with.) : Why is Tom so palsy-walsy with everyone?

Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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