Usage of "palsy-walsy"

(Used colloquially) having the relationship of friends or pals.

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Examples for "chummy"

They were partners in a fishing tournament, and they look rather chummy. 
 Dead air 

We grew chummy and I spent many an hour in her company 
 The Rise of David Levinsky 

Among the chummy Davos brigade, ideological clashes can usually be quietly forgotten. 
 The Guardian 

Next, Day tried the chummy approach at getting information from the hacker. 
 Underground: Hacking, madness and obsession on the electronic fr... 

Erickson and I have gotten pret-ty chummy since his wife left him. 
 Norway to hide: a passport to peril mystery 

When that hadn't worked, Peyton Palmer had to walk the plank, matey. 
 Calamity jayne 

Lower your sails, matey, for I be Poseidon, he whom you seek. 
 The Tarn of Eternity 

Now's the time to put your money where your mouth is, matey. 
 White corridor 

Now let me tell you something: you don't get matey with the Queen. 
 A journey: my political life 

You've got a lot to learn, matey, an' that's no error. 
 Success to the Brave 

I was a railroad man, pally, before I took to the road. 
 Branded 

Quite often, he became quite pally with the guilty party. 
 The Irish Times 

We were all pretty pally in those days, if you see what I mean. 
 The Little Warrior 

Will he seek to distance himself from Michel's pally correspondence? 
 The Guardian 

Then, after a protracted pause: "What can she do to yous, pally?" 
 Branded 

Usage of palsy-walsy in English

He'd be all palsy-walsy with you one minute, and ignore you the next. 
 Alpine for You 

Meanings of palsy-walsy in English