Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A friend; a chum.
- intransitive verb To associate as friends or chums. Often used with around.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A Middle English form of
pale . - noun Partner; mate; chum; accomplice.
- noun An abbreviation of Palestine
- noun of paleontology.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Slang A mate; a partner; esp., an accomplice or confederate.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun colloquial A
friend ,buddy ,mate ,cobber , someone tohang around with. - verb Be friends with, hang around with.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb become friends; act friendly towards
- noun a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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He also has been featured as Bryce, the spy responsible for his title pal's plight, on NBC's "Chuck."
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He also has been featured as Bryce, the spy responsible for his title pal's plight, on NBC's "Chuck."
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"Scott is just as interesting to watch dramatically as he is comedically," says O'Loughlin, impressed by what he calls his pal's "deep reservoir of emotions."
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We were not appalled when Prince Harry went to a fancy dress party as a Nazi (a good place for a Nazi uniform - on a dickhead at a piss-up), and we are not appalled by what he called his pal Ahmed Raza Khan.
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Begala says his pal is "a sensitive guy," and he wasn't surprised when Emanuel choked up while talking about his parents during an East Room ceremony marking his departure.
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I use npo facebook or myspace, instead of it I use twitter and tagged to stay social with my cyber pal, is there any information with offerpal I can really make “ONLINE MONEY” with them and do they accept paypal for this.?
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But the counter-argument is that this is one of several derivations that are used in many countries, with no derogatory meaning – often in the same way someone could be called "pal" or "mate".
Language barrier delays case of what Luis Suárez said to Patrice Evra
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A woodsmans pal is a unique and very usefull blade that makes a great gift!
Any new must have Christmas Gift Ideas for sportsmen out there???
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When Amanda's mother learns that her daughter's strange pal is rumored to be half ape, she shrieks -- wait for it -- "You can't have a monkey as your best friend."
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When Amanda's mother learns that her daughter's strange pal is rumored to be half ape, she shrieks -- wait for it -- "You can't have a monkey as your best friend."
dailyword commented on the word pal
Jim often calls Artie this.
October 4, 2012