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Definitions

palsy-walsy

[pal-zee-wal-zee] / ˈpæl ziˈwæl zi /
ADJECTIVE
very friendly
Synonyms
WEAK
affectionate buddy-buddy chummy close clubby confiding fond intimate kissy-huggy lovey-dovey neighborly pally thick

Example Sentences

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Then they had to go ruin it all with that whole glasnost thing, the demolition of the Berlin Wall, and Gorbachev and Reagan getting all palsy-walsy.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 3, 2014

Amid this heady stuff, Ball passed the word to Pakistan's President Mo hammed Ayub Khan that the U.S. hoped Pakistan would not carry its palsy-walsy campaign with Red China too far.

From Time Magazine Archive

Ted greeted Manager Joe Cronin with a palsy-walsy "Hey, Scout!"

From Time Magazine Archive

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