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单词 palsy-walsy
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palsy-walsy

[ pal-zee-wal-zee ]
/ ˈpæl ziˈwæl zi /
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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 of palsy-walsy

First recorded in 1930–35; rhyming compound based on palsy2

Words nearby palsy-walsy

palsgrave, palsgravine, palsied, palstave, palsy, palsy-walsy, palter, Paltrow, paltry, paludal, paludamentum
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British Dictionary definitions for palsy-walsy

palsy-walsy
/ (ˈpælzɪˌwælzɪ) /

adjective

informal excessively friendly
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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