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Adjective: palsy-walsy  ,pal-zee'wal-zee
Usage: informal
  1. (used colloquially) having the relationship of friends or pals
    "When you were peers or co-workers, you were palsy-walsy";
    - chummy [informal], matey [Brit, informal], pally [informal], maty [Brit, informal]

See also: friendly