palsy-walsy

English

Adjective

palsy-walsy (comparative palsy-walsier, superlative palsy-walsiest)

  1. (slang) Very friendly, especially in an excessive or artificial way.
    She's gotten palsy-walsy with her in-laws lately.

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Last modified on 5 October 2011, at 08:09