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.
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