palsy-walsy

[ pal-zee-wal-zee ]
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adjectiveSlang.
  1. 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

1
First recorded in 1930–35; rhyming compound based on palsy2

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British Dictionary definitions for palsy-walsy

palsy-walsy

/ (ˈpælzɪˌwælzɪ) /


adjective
  1. informal excessively friendly

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