Adjective : The police kept their eye on him because he was trying to get palsy-walsy with the security guard. From Dictionary.com.
"I don't want to get all palsy-walsy with them.". From Wordnik.com. [For Chronic Reduplicators, Things Aren't Hunky-Dory] Reference
I can forgive his 9/11 conservatism but I can't forget his palsy-walsy ways with the slugging thug on Fox. From Wordnik.com. [Michael Conniff: Con Games: Mamet, Miller, And The Ole Hitcheroo Switcheroo] Reference
But the man once dubbed "Obsequio" does still bristle over criticism of his palsy-walsy interviewing style. From Wordnik.com. [Arsenio's Back, And Hall's Well] Reference
Since two of the judges were palsy-walsy with Robert Hanssen, there may be more truth to that than you realise. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Corporations Speak Out Against SCOTUS Ruling, Call On Congress To Approve Public Financing Of Campaigns] Reference
Michael Kinsley, writing in "The Washington Post" last March said, "CNN's Lou Dobbs, formerly a mild-mannered news anchor, noted for his palsy-walsy interviews with corporate CEOs has turned into a raving popular xenophobe.". From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 10, 2006] Reference
Or do you think it is ok for a presidential candidate to be palsy-walsy with an ex-felon that now happens to have a talk show, and was very, very deeply involved in a secret White House effort to subvert the U.S. Constitution?. From Wordnik.com. [Voter tells McCain his temper is 'something of concern'] Reference
Teachers, many of whom are young and idealistic and keen to be palsy-walsy with children and play the role of surrogate parent, are paradoxically often the most stalwart champions of the catastrophically counter-productive dogmas regarding classroom arrangement and necessarily knowledge-free lessons in the UK's schools. From Wordnik.com. [On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...] Reference
At the State Theatre in PlayhouseSquare, the witches of Oz get all palsy-walsy in. From Wordnik.com. Reference
Let it not be said that Kate and her future stepmother-in-law aren't palsy-walsy. From Wordnik.com. [Thestar.com - Home Page] Reference
And Woolsey was also palsy-walsy with Chalabi AND Cheney and I suspect Judy Miller too. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » BREAKING: CBS To Report Fitzgerald Will Make His Decision Known Tomorrow] Reference
And though I do agree that Obama is too palsy-walsy with the wingnuts so are the five sinister Justices on the Supreme Court, the activist ones who lurve corporations and dream of the supernatural wisdom of the Founding Fathers who were all rich white guys wearing wigs and practically nobody had the right to vote but nevertheless those boys Knew Stuff!. From Wordnik.com. [feminist blogs] Reference
"We're friends here, I tell you-absolutely palsy-walsy. From Wordnik.com. [Wizard and Glass]
According to Life & Style Magazine, a source says, Kate thinks it will help her career, so she’s trying to be all palsy-walsy with Pam. From Wordnik.com. [Pamela Gosselin, Jon Gosselin’s Mother, Speaks Out on Jon and Kate Plus 8 Rumors] Reference
Because you're my palsy-walsy, dear. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2006-02-01] Reference
The insider continued: "Kate thinks it will help her career, so she's trying to be all palsy-walsy with Pam. From Wordnik.com. [All - Digital Spy - Entertainment and Media News] Reference
The Miami Herald editorial board: "Beset by allegations of being too palsy-walsy with the industries it regulates, Florida's Public Service Commission should finally adopt reforms first recommended by a grand jury probing similar charges in 1992." ". From Wordnik.com. [FLA Politics - Front Page] Reference
(b) with a as in "palsy-walsy.". From Wordnik.com. [VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol IX No 3] Reference
"I'm just surprised by the palsy-walsy treatment. From Wordnik.com. [A Girl's Legs Stirring The Air] Reference
Princeton: Van Nostrand, 1976.) higgledy-piggledy Pall mall (Pall Mall) highty-flighty palsy-walsy hipper-dipper pee-wee hipperty-skipperty pell-mell hob-nob polly-wolly-doodle hocus-pocus ragtag hodge-podge razzle-dazzle hoighty-toity razz-ma-tazz hokey-pokey ringey-dingey honky-tonk (y) rinky-dinkyApparently in use only since World War II. From Wordnik.com. [VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol VI No 3] Reference
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