Meaning of Pally | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A Palestinian.
   colloquial, derogatory, offensive
2. An affectionate term of address.
   US
3. A paladin.
   slang
4. A slightly derogatory and insulting term of address.
   Australia, US

Equivalents

Examples

“‘Sit here, pally.’ He pushed me down.”

“Well, a lot of water has flown under the bridges since then, pally, and while I have been laying off lately, I′m still the same old Joey, which is more than I can say for that O′Hara creep.”

“Ahmed the Turk grinned. “You call this hot, chommy? Pally, we used to take slices off the heat, put them on our biscuits and make toast.””

“As the Giants moved West, most accepted Horace Stoneham′s apologia: “I can′t stay where I am, pally. If I don′t move the team I go bankrupt. Except for Chub [Feeney], all my relatives would starve.””

“What do you think you are doing, pally?”

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