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Palsy-walsy

adj, slang

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Very friendly, especially in an excessive or artificial way. slang

    "She's gotten palsy-walsy with her in-laws lately."

Adjective
  1. 1
    (used colloquially) having the relationship of friends or pals wordnet

Etymology

Reduplicated from pals, + -y (adjectival suffix).

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