/ˈpali/
OriginFrom pal + -y (adjectival suffix). Piecewise doublet of friary.
- Like a pal; friendly.
“The O′Briens are the palliest of pals with the Prince of Wales and when HRH is in Biarritz he and Jay are inseparable.”
“Words are the friendliest and palliest things I know.”
“[…]he was a champion boozer and the palliest bloke in the pub.”
- USAn affectionate term of address.
“‘Sit here, pally.’ He pushed me down.”
“Well, a lot of water has flown under the bridges since then, pally, and while I have been laying off lately, I′m still the same old Joey, which is more than I can say for that O′Hara creep.”
“Ahmed the Turk grinned. “You call this hot, chommy? Pally, we used to take slices off the heat, put them on our biscuits and make toast.””
- Australia, USA slightly derogatory and insulting term of address.
“What do you think you are doing, pally?”
- slangA paladin.
Formspallier(comparative) · more pally(comparative) · palliest(superlative) · most pally(superlative) · pallies(plural)