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palsy-walsy

[pal-zee-wal-zee] / ˈpæl ziˈwæl zi /


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Then they had to go ruin it all with that whole glasnost thing, the demolition of the Berlin Wall, and Gorbachev and Reagan getting all palsy-walsy.

From Seattle Times Jan. 3, 2014

Amid this heady stuff, Ball passed the word to Pakistan's President Mo hammed Ayub Khan that the U.S. hoped Pakistan would not carry its palsy-walsy campaign with Red China too far.

From Time Magazine Archive

Ted greeted Manager Joe Cronin with a palsy-walsy "Hey, Scout!"

From Time Magazine Archive




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