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palsy-walsy (pal-zee-WAL-zee) adjective

Slang. Having or appearing to have the close relationship of chums.

[Reduplication of palsy alteration of pally.]

"But melodrama, an iffy proposition at best, requires more discipline than is evidenced by this palsy-walsy crew, whose acting styles range from moustache-twirling to half-baked naturalism." F. Kathleen Foley, Theater Beat; Taking an Obscure 'New York' Over Top; Home Edition, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 1997.

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