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palsy-walsy

Meaning of "palsy-walsy" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF PALSY-WALSY

ˈpælzɪˌwælzɪ


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PALSY-WALSY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Palsy-Walsy is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES PALSY-WALSY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of palsy-walsy in the English dictionary

The definition of palsy-walsy in the dictionary is excessively friendly.



WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PALSY-WALSY

ballsy · linsey-woolsey · palsy · spuilzie · tolzey · Wolsey · woolsey

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PALSY-WALSY

palpitation · palps · palpus · palsgrave · palsgravine · palship · palsied · palsies · palstave · palsy · palsylike · palter · palterer · paltrier · paltriest · paltrily · paltriness · Paltrow · paltry · paludal

WORDS THAT END LIKE PALSY-WALSY

Bell´s palsy · busy · cerebral palsy · classy · controversy · courtesy · daisy · easy · embassy · fantasy · glossy · Gypsy · Malagasy · messy · minstrelsy · missy · noisy · pussy · shaking palsy · sy

Synonyms and antonyms of palsy-walsy in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «palsy-walsy» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF PALSY-WALSY

Find out the translation of palsy-walsy to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of palsy-walsy from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «palsy-walsy» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

麻痹, walsy
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

parálisis - walsy
570 millions of speakers
en

English

palsy-walsy
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

पक्षाघात - walsy
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

شلل - walsy
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

паралич - walsy
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

paralisia - walsy
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

পক্ষাঘাত-walsy
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

paralysie - walsy
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Palsy-walsy
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Lähmung - walsy
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

まひ- walsy
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

마비 - walsy
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Palsy-walsy
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bại - walsy
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

வாதம்-walsy
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

पॅल्सी-वॉल्सी
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

palsi-walsy
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

paralisi - walsy
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

porażenie - walsy
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

параліч - walsy
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

paralizie - walsy
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

παράλυση - walsy
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gestremdheid - walsy
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

pares - walsy
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

parese - walsy
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of palsy-walsy

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PALSY-WALSY»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about palsy-walsy

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PALSY-WALSY»

Discover the use of palsy-walsy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to palsy-walsy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional ...
110, 1958 • They used to treat you palsy-walsy. —Tom woife, The Pump House Gang, p 71 , 1968 • getting palsy-walsy with his fellow students to be invited to dinner and parties — Emmett Grogan, Ringolevio, p. 81, 1972 • [l]n other words, the ...
Eric Partridge, Tom Dalzell, Terry Victor, 2006
2
Career Quest for College Graduates: Developing a Successful ...
You must realize that when you are promoted into management, your relationship must change between you and your subordinates. When you were peers or co- workers, you were palsy-walsy. As a manager, you are not peers any longer.
Robert T. Uda, 2005
3
Dear Miss Em: General Eichelberger's War in the Pacific, ...
She has been quite critical of your palsy-walsy since I have last heard from her. January 19, 1945 This afternoon Steve [Chamberlin] and Admiral Fechteler arrived for a conference and we pow-wowed most of the afternoon. Steve said that ...
Robert L. Eichelberger, Emma Gudger Eichelberger, Jay Luvaas, 1972
4
A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English
Cf. palliness, q.v. palsy-walsy. Jovially friendly: since ca. 1934. (C. Brand, Death of Jezebel, 1949.) Reduplication of palsy, itself ex pally + (to be) pals. P.B.: slightly ob. by 1983; when used, gen. ironic or sarcastic, a5 'Oh yes, they're all very ...
Eric Partridge, 2006
5
Simon & Schuster Super Crossword Puzzle Dictionary And ...
... paleness; 9 lividness, luridness, pallidity; 10 achroma- sia, pallidness pally: 5 matey; 6 chummy; 10 palsy-walsy palm: 5 medal; 6 handle, ribbon; 8 palm tree; 9 medallion; 10 decoration; 12 laurel wreath Palmaceae: 6 Palmae; 9 Arecaceae; ...
Seth Godin, Lark Productions LLC, Seth Godin Productions, 1999
6
School Daze: One Teacher's Perspective on the Public ...
The. Queendom. of. “Olive”. Make way! Make way! (And if you know what's good for you, way away.) Olive Crackpot the Great from the basketball court of the Royal House of Karps still rules! And she's oh so funzee, frolickee, palsy-walsy— just ...
Lucia Jones, 2010
7
Billboard
Double-Band. FM. Seems. Certainty. As. Commissioners. Show. Interest. Miller- Petrillo. Make. Palsy-Walsy. But. Meeting. Nets. Newsmen. Nix. 1946. As. CAB's. Last. Stand? Honors pursue CBS LEADERSHIP! i When six hundred radio editors ...
8
Food and Social Media: You Are What You Tweet
And remember, you're addressing literally millions of uninitiated readers, and giving them the false impression that food journalism operates via palsy-walsy contacts among chefs and the journalists who write about them. (Sietsema 2010b ) ...
Signe Rousseau, 2012
9
L Is for Lollygag: Quirky Words for a Clever Tongue
is for palsy-walsy (PAL-zee-WAL-zee) adjective very friendly, usually in an annoying way, as in “Well, you two have been very palsy-walsy lately.” panache ( puh-NASH) noun an exaggerated or flowery style, as in “She signed her name with ...
Chronicle Books, 2010
10
A Dictionary of Anglo-American Proverbs & Proverbial ...
50) Leverton, W. H. Through the Box-Offtce Window: Memories of 50 Years at the Haymarket Theatre. London: T. Werner Laurie, 1932. Palsy-walsy 1984 'he's been all palsy-walsy with you?' (p. 143) Barnard, Robert. Out of the Blackout. 1984.
George B. Bryan, Wolfgang Mieder, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PALSY-WALSY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term palsy-walsy is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Alberta Premier Rachel Notley's inaugural Calgary Stampede …
Those who've been around remember the days when provincial government politicians and Tory MPs met behind closed doors all palsy-walsy ... «Calgary Sun, Jul 15»
2
Bratton's big plan
Burglary is burglary, robbery is robbery and murder is murder, no matter how palsy-walsy Officer Friendly is. If Bratton can build on public safety ... «New York Daily News, Jun 15»
3
Brad Pitt & George Clooney: From Best Friends To Backstabbers!
BRAD PITT and GEORGE CLOONEY – the Hollywood hunks who were once palsy-walsy in “Ocean's Eleven” and its sequels – are now mortal ... «The National Enquirer, May 15»
4
Royal Baby Born: Kate Middleton, Prince William welcome Daughter
And Prince William is all palsy-walsy with Beckham. People went to the extent of donning Union Jack ties in expectation of the next Brit royal. «I4U News, May 15»
5
The Last (or at Least Looniest) Newspaper in America
... of the Anderson Valley School Board by certain “palsy-walsy” potentates has made it “a kind of self-perpetuating monument to rural nepotism. «Newsweek, Apr 15»
6
Rick Hall Interview: The Genius Behind the Muscle Shoals Sound …
What started out to be just a palsy-walsy thing drinking and all turned out to be sort of a bad situation. We had to call the session off because he ... «Smashing Interviews Magazine, Apr 15»
7
Lovin' Life: Whatever happened to Randolph Scott?
There were the fast draw types like Wyatt Earp, the debonair types like Bat Masterson, the clever types like Elfego Baca or the palsy-walsy types ... «El Defensor Chieftain, Feb 15»
8
Canucks' Weber, Matthias nearly fighting mad as practice pugilists
Afterwards, the two laughed it off, saying they were good buddies and all that kind of palsy-walsy stuff. Eyewitnesses will testify that it was a ... «Vancouver Sun, Feb 15»
9
Kamala Harris is front-runner for Boxer's seat — for the moment
But Harris has always seemed more suited for the broad-focused, palsy-walsy Senate. And lieutenant governor is a decent ballot title for a ... «Los Angeles Times, Jan 15»
10
Sen. Ted Cruz Promotes His Latest Government Shutdown Plan …
... feed is any guide, my faith in Americans has been restored. cruz_twitter_feed.png. Watch Kelly's palsy-walsy interview with Cruz below. «News Hounds, Nov 14»
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