Meaning of Pal | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Acronym of phase alternating/alternation/alternated line (TV standard).
   abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, uncountable
2. Initialism of Police Athletic League.
   abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
3. A friend, buddy, mate, cobber; someone to hang around with.
   colloquial
4. A language of Papua New Guinea.
5. Palestine.
   informal, slang
6. Palestinian.
   informal, slang
7. Acronym of programmable array logic.
   abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, countable
8. Initialism of Paedophile Action for Liberation.
   abbreviation, alt-of, historical, initialism
9. An informal term of address, often used ironically in a hostile way.
   colloquial
10. Initialism of phenylalanine ammonia lyase.
    abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
11. Acronym of Philippine Airlines, a flag carrier of the Philippines
    Philippines, abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
12. Acronym of permissive-action link.
    abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, countable, uncountable
13. Acronym of prisoner at large.
    abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, countable, uncountable
14. Acronym of peer-assisted learning.
    abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“Little Timmy's out playing with his pals.”

“"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."”

“Don't you threaten me, pal – I'll report you to the police.”

“Saeb Erekat, who negotiates for Palestine, is one of the most famous Pals in the world.”

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