Pronunciations (4)
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/pæl/
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pæl
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pal
Pronunciation notes
- GB
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pæl
Pronunciation notes
- US
Noun
A friend, buddy, mate, cobber; someone to hang around with.
Usage- Colloquial
- Examples
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Little Timmy's out playing with his pals.
More examples (1)
"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 antidote, maybe."
An informal term of address, often used ironically in a hostile way.
Usage- Colloquial
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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.
Verb
Synonym of pal around.
- Related words
- Examples
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As an adult, she moved to New York and palled with trip-hop artist Tricky, who signed her to his own label.
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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. […]
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 to the Order of the British Empire.
Greco also palled with Stone’s friend “Manhattan Madam” Kristin Davis, who was convicted of prostitution-related activities and selling prescription drugs.
Noun
a close friend who accompanies their buddies in their activities
- Broader terms
Verb
become friends; act friendly towards
- Broader terms