Pally Pronunciation UK IPA: /ˈpali/ Rhymes: -æli Full definition of pally Adjective Like a pal ; friendly . 1929 , Basil Woon, From Deauville to Monte Carlo , page 157 ,The O′Briens are the palliest of pals with the Prince of Wales and when HRH is in Biarritz he and Jay are inseparable. 1942 , Seán O'Faoláin, Peadar O'Donnell, The Bell , Volume 5, page 157 ,Words are the friendliest and palliest things I know. 1987 , Alan Sillitoe, Every Day of the Week: An Alan Sillitoe Reader , page 30 ,...he was a champion boozer and the palliest bloke in the pub. 2006 , Vidar Helgesen, Erik Solheim, The Straight Talkers , Harriet Martin (editor), Kofi Atta Annan (foreword), Kings of Peace, Pawns of War: The Untold Story of Peace-Making , most+pally%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22pally%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=qpzMT4euLs-eiAeu6PS0Bg&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22more|most%20pally%22%20-intitle%3A%22%22%20-inauthor%3A%22pally%22&f=false page 112 ,And with each round the two negotiating teams got more and more pally . ‘By the sixth round we were having Jacuzzis together!’ 2010 , Donald Munro, Diaries of a Stretcher-Bearer 1916-1918 , most+pally%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22pally%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=qpzMT4euLs-eiAeu6PS0Bg&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22more|most%20pally%22%20-intitle%3A%22%22%20-inauthor%3A%22pally%22&f=false page 100 ,When there were Australian officers everyone was more pally and sociable which made it easier for the lady in charge to entertain the party. 2011 , David Rowley, Erections in the Far East , most+pally%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22pally%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=qpzMT4euLs-eiAeu6PS0Bg&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22more|most%20pally%22%20-intitle%3A%22%22%20-inauthor%3A%22pally%22&f=false page 19 ,The chap I′m most pally with is Fright who is nearly sixty now but still climbs like a youngster. Noun (US ) An affectionate term of address. 1940 , Raymond Chandler , Farewell, My Lovely , Penguin 2010, p. 164:‘Sit here, pally .’ He pushed me down. 1951 , Cue: The Weekly Magazine of New York Life , %22pallies%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22pally%22&dq=%22pally%22|%22pallies%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22pally%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=wYbMT--4H4eUiAfn-tSuBg&redir_esc=y page M-77 ,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. 1968 , Alex La Guma , Tattoo Marks and Nails , A Walk in the Night: And Other Stories , %22pallies%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22pally%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=2IvMT7atO82ciAeAs-DIBg&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22pally%22|%22pallies%22%20-intitle%3A%22%22%20-inauthor%3A%22pally%22&f=false page 95 ,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.†1993 , Roger Kahn , The Era: 1947-1957, When the Yankees, the Giants, and the Dodgers Ruled the World , %22pallies%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22pally%22&dq=%22pally%22|%22pallies%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22pally%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=2IvMT7atO82ciAeAs-DIBg&redir_esc=y page 342 ,As the Giants moved West, most accpted Horace Stoneham′s apologia: “I can′t stay where I am, pally . If I don′t move the team I go bankrupt. Except for Chub Feeney , all my relatives would starve.†(US, Australia ) A slightly derogatory and insulting term of address.What do you think you are doing, pally ? © Wiktionary
