| 单词 | palsy-walsy |
| 释义 | palsy-walsy in British English (ˌpælzɪˈwælzɪ) adjective informal excessively friendly palsy-walsy in American English (ˌpælziˈwælzi) adjective Slang very friendly; intimate Word origin redupl. of palsy < pals, pl. of pal + -y2palsy-walsy in American English (ˈpælziˈwælzi) adjective 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 thesecurity guard Word origin [1930–35; rhyming compound based on palsy2]This word is first recorded in the period 1930–35. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: acoustic phonetics, logical positivism, preset, uncertainty principle, video |
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