pal
Synonym of pal around.
Noun colloquial
- A friend, buddy, mate, cobber; someone to hang around with.
- Little Timmy's out playing with his pals.
- "Mob job. The Mafia has a sample of the drug for the first time, thanks to me and my pal Ng. Until now, it always self-destructed before they could get to it. So I guess they're analyzing it or something. Trying to make...
- An informal term of address, often used ironically in a hostile way.
- Don't you threaten me, pal – I'll report you to the police.
- Michael De Santa (Ned Luke): You forget a thousand things every day, pal. Make sure this is one of 'em. - 2013, Rockstar Games, Grand Theft Auto V, scene: Threatening a security officer during a bank heist, level/area:...
Origin
PIE word *bʰréh₂tēr Borrowed from Angloromani pal (“brother, friend”), from Romani phral (“brother”), from Sanskrit भ्रातृ (bhrātṛ, “brother”). Doublet of bhai, brother, bru, frater, friar, and vai.
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Derived
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Noun alt of, alternative
- Alternative form of paul (“kind of tent”).
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Verb
- Synonym of pal around.
- As an adult, she moved to New York and palled with trip-hop artist Tricky, who signed her to his own label. - 2012 November 26, Evan Schlansky, “Song Premiere: Ife Sanchez Mora, Hopeful Heart”, in American Songwriter:
- There were pictures of Garcia flashing diamond mouth grills. Spewing out a Vesuvius-amount of smoke. Showing off a riot of body tattoos. Aiming guns. Palling with superstars like Lil Wayne and Chris Brown. […] - 2017...
- In the trial, they showed photographs and videos of Unsworth being congratulated by the UK prime minister, palling with Thai government officials, and smiling while Prince William pinned him with an MBE, an appointment...
Synonyms: pal around