单词 | pally |
释义 | pallyn.1 colloquial (now chiefly U.S.). Frequently ironic. A friend, a ‘pal’. Also used as a form of address. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > friendliness > [noun] > friend friendOE wineOE fellowa1225 friendmana1250 lovera1275 amic1330 gossipc1390 mikea1400 ally1406 amykec1450 favourer1483 favourite1590 palc1770 butty1791 amigo1813 amico1820 compadre1834 pally1863 tillicum1869 nigger1884 buddy1895 paxc1900 mutual1901 righto1908 segotia1917 bud1924 palsy1930 palsy-walsy1932 buddy-buddy1943 winger1943 mucker1947 main man1956 goombah1968 gabba1970 money1982 1863 H. J. Byron George de Barnwell iii. 18 Corset and stay, my bosom friend and pally, Your manner's too much of the lacey alley! 1940 R. Chandler Farewell, my Lovely xxiii. 177 Peeper, huh, pally? From the big bad burg, huh? 1974 A. Bergman Big Kiss-off 58 I'm scared for real, pallie. 1998 Daily News (Los Angeles) (Nexis) 22 Aug. Sinatra is infatuated with the idea of being a pally of the president. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). pallyn.2 colloquial. Now chiefly historical. Originally: = palais de danse n. Later also: (a nickname for) any of various places having Palais or Palace as part of the name. See also Ally Pally n. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > dancing > place for dancing > [noun] > public dance hall dancing-hall1753 dancing-room1788 dancing-house1818 dance hall1845 dance-house1848 dance-hall1858 palais de danse1900 palais1928 pally1928 track1945 1928 D. H. Lawrence Lady Chatterley's Lover xi. 189 The new girls in their silk stockings, the new collier lads lounging into the Pally or the Welfare. 1930 A. Bennett Imperial Palace xliii. 312 ‘I must positively be back at the old Pally by ten o'clock, children.’ It was her father who had somewhat derisively attached the diminutive ‘Pally’ to the greatest luxury hotel in the world. 1962 L. Reid Banks End to Running i. v. 81 Where'd you fink you're goin' then, the Pally? 2002 Washington Post (Nexis) 7 Apr. w3 As I remember, the department store you mentioned..was the Palais Royal (‘Pally Roy'l’), not the Royal Palais. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). pallyadj. colloquial. Having the qualities of a ‘pal’; friendly, companionable; on close friendly terms. Frequently in to be (also get, etc.) pally (with). ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > friendliness > [adjective] > on terms of fellowship pallish1892 pally1895 matey1915 palsy-walsy1933 buddy-buddy1947 pally-wally1954 palsy1960 1895 Westm. Gaz. 27 June 3/2 A pleasant scene between ‘Miss Brown’ and a school-girl from Demerara, who tries to become ‘pally’ with her. 1922 J. Cannan Misty Valley 282 If you cared for me it was not pally to let me go on doing things I didn't know were wrong. 1929 H. A. Vachell Virgin i. 12 She had never been ‘pally’ with girls. 1936 W. R. Titterton G. K. Chesterton i. v. 60 [He] was on pally terms even with small shop-keepers, farmers and country squires. 1976 Scottish Rev. Spring 9 She joined a Whist club and got very pally with another auld maid like herself. 1998 A. Wood EastEnders (BBC TV script) (O.E.D. Archive) Episode 672. 56 So if she's not taking sides why's she being pally to Ruth and not me? This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.11863n.21928adj.1895 |
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