Palsy
21palsy-walsy — [pal΄zē wal′zē] adj. [redupl. of palsy < pals, pl. of PAL + Y2] Slang very friendly; intimate …
22palsy-walsy — [adj] very friendly affectionate, buddy buddy*, chummy*, close, clubby, confiding, fond, intimate, kissy huggy*, loveydovey*, neighborly, pally, thick; concept 555 …
23palsy-walsy — [“paelzi”waeM] 1. n. a good friend, pal, or buddy. (Also a term of address.) □ Look here, palsy walsy, let’s you and me get out of here. □ Meet my old palsy walsy, John. We’ve known each other since we were kids. 2. mod. friendly; overly friendly …
24palsy-walsy — ‘Whoa there, palsy walsy,’ says a young woman to a man in The Day of the Locust, by Nathanael West. In The Philanderer, by Stanley Kauffmann, occurs: ‘Well. palsy, they’re likely to ream you yet’ ‘Palsywalsy’ is typical of the reduplication… …
25palsy-walsy — British & Australian, informal if two people are palsy walsy, they seem very friendly, usually in a way that is not sincere. Those two have been getting very palsy walsy lately. She s all palsy walsy with the boss these days. (sometimes + with) …
26palsy-walsy — adjective (used colloquially) having the relationship of friends or pals • Syn: ↑chummy, ↑matey, ↑pally • Similar to: ↑friendly • Derivationally related forms: ↑mate (for …
27Palsy, Bell's — Paralysis of the facial nerve, the nerve that supplies the facial muscles on one side of the face. The cause of paralysis of the facial nerve (the 7th cranial nerve) is often not known, but is thought to be due to a virus. The disease typically… …
28Palsy, laryngeal — Paralysis of the recurrent laryngeal nerve, a branch of the vagus nerve (a long and important nerve that originates in the brainstem and runs down to the colon). After the recurrent laryngeal nerve leaves the vagus nerve, it goes down into the… …
29palsy-walsy — adjective Etymology: reduplication of palsy Date: 1943 slang being or appearing to be very intimate …
30palsy-walsy — /pal zee wal zee/, adj. 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. [1930 35; rhyming compound based on PALSY2] * …
