pal

Universal Words noun, verb noun 1 (informal, becoming old-fashioned) a friend: We've been pals for years. seealsoPENPAL 2 (spoken) used to address a man in an unfriendly way: If I were you, pal, I'd stay away from her! pally adjective: I got very pally (= friendly) with him. verb (-ll-) PHRASALVERBS pal around (with sb) (informal, especially AmE) to do things with sb as a friend: I palled around with him and his sister at school. pal up (with sb) (BrE) (AmE buddy up )to / with sb() (informal) to become sb's friend: They palled up while they were at college.