The term "palsy-walsy" is used colloquially to describe a close, chummy relationship. It's a reduplication of "palsy," an alteration of "pally."
El término "palsy-walsy" se usa de forma coloquial para describir una relación cercana y amistosa. Es una reduplicación de "palsy", una alteración de "pally".
| Front | palsy-walsy \pal-zee-WAL-zee\ |
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| Back | adjective Slang. Having or appearing to have the close relationship of chums. [Reduplication of palsy alteration of pally.] "But melodrama, an iffy proposition at best, requires more discipline than is evidenced by this palsy-walsy crew, whose acting styles range from moustache-twirling to half-baked naturalism." - F. Kathleen Foley, Theater Beat; Taking an Obscure 'New York' Over Top; Home Edition, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 1997. |
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