Definition

Adjective: - Having a friendly, close, and informal relationship; chummy or intimate in a way that suggests being pals.

Usage

This adjective describes a relationship that is very friendly, familiar, and informal, like that between close friends. It is primarily used in colloquial, spoken English.

Examples

Advanced Usage

• Often used to describe relationships that are perceived as inappropriately close or lacking professional distance.
  • The journalist was criticized for getting too palsy-walsy with her sources.

Variants and Related Words

• Pally (adj): An informal, shortened form with the same meaning.
  • She's very pally with the boss.

Synonyms

• Chummy
• Friendly
• Intimate
• Thick (as in "thick as thieves")

Idioms and Related Phrases

• As thick as thieves: An idiom meaning very close and secretive with one another, often sharing confidences.
  • Those two are as thick as thieves, always whispering in the corner.

Adjective

1. (used colloquially) having the relationship of friends or pals