"pal" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /pæl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-pal.wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-pal.wav Forms: pals [plural]
Rhymes: -æl Etymology: PIE word *bʰréh₂tēr Borrowed from Angloromani pal (“brother, friend”), from Romani phral (“brother”), from Sanskrit भ्रातृ (bhrātṛ, “brother”). Doublet of bhai, brother, bru, frater, friar, and vai. Etymology templates: {{PIE word|en|bʰréh₂tēr}} PIE word *bʰréh₂tēr, {{dercat|en|inc-pro|iir-pro|ine-pro}}, {{bor|en|rme|pal|t=brother, friend}} Angloromani pal (“brother, friend”), {{der|en|rom|phral|t=brother}} Romani phral (“brother”), {{der|en|sa|भ्रातृ|t=brother}} Sanskrit भ्रातृ (bhrātṛ, “brother”), {{doublet|en|bhai|brother|bru|frater|friar|vai}} Doublet of bhai, brother, bru, frater, friar, and vai Head templates: {{en-noun}} pal (plural pals)
  1. (colloquial) A friend, buddy, mate, cobber; someone to hang around with. Tags: colloquial Translations ((colloquial) a friend): прия́тел (prijátel) [masculine] (Bulgarian), при́јател (príjatel) [masculine] (Macedonian), Schlockat [masculine] (Plautdietsch)
    Sense id: en-pal-en-noun-FSuvxHV6 Disambiguation of '(colloquial) a friend': 71 29
  2. (colloquial) An informal term of address, often used ironically in a hostile way. Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-pal-en-noun-ReK1Oz~o Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms of address, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 25 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Plautdietsch translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 63 8 20 Disambiguation of English terms of address: 5 82 4 9 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 6 78 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 25 entries: 1 1 3 1 1 8 1 1 2 1 1 1 3 22 1 8 3 1 8 9 8 2 2 5 1 1 2 1 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 0 2 0 0 9 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 27 1 7 2 0 9 9 11 1 1 5 1 0 1 1 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 12 58 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 16 55 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Plautdietsch translations: 7 77 16
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: anipal, e-pal, galpal, pal around, palimony, pals battalion, pal up, pen pal, sex pal
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: pals [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} pal (plural pals)
  1. Alternative form of paul (“kind of tent”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: paul (extra: kind of tent)
    Sense id: en-pal-en-noun-1znjbFCe
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /pæl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-pal.wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-pal.wav Forms: pals [present, singular, third-person], palling [participle, present], palled [participle, past], palled [past]
Rhymes: -æl Etymology: PIE word *bʰréh₂tēr Borrowed from Angloromani pal (“brother, friend”), from Romani phral (“brother”), from Sanskrit भ्रातृ (bhrātṛ, “brother”). Doublet of bhai, brother, bru, frater, friar, and vai. Etymology templates: {{PIE word|en|bʰréh₂tēr}} PIE word *bʰréh₂tēr, {{dercat|en|inc-pro|iir-pro|ine-pro}}, {{bor|en|rme|pal|t=brother, friend}} Angloromani pal (“brother, friend”), {{der|en|rom|phral|t=brother}} Romani phral (“brother”), {{der|en|sa|भ्रातृ|t=brother}} Sanskrit भ्रातृ (bhrātṛ, “brother”), {{doublet|en|bhai|brother|bru|frater|friar|vai}} Doublet of bhai, brother, bru, frater, friar, and vai Head templates: {{en-verb}} pal (third-person singular simple present pals, present participle palling, simple past and past participle palled)
  1. Synonym of pal around Categories (topical): Friendship, People Synonyms: pal around [synonym, synonym-of] Related terms: palsy-walsy, pal up, pal care
    Sense id: en-pal-en-verb-Ov2i6N0a Disambiguation of Friendship: 20 12 2 66 Disambiguation of People: 17 16 4 63
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2020 January 30, Ryan Mac, “How Tesla CEO Elon Musk Won His \"Pedo Guy\" Trial”, in BuzzFeed News:",
          "text": "In the trial, they showed photographs and videos of Unsworth being congratulated by the UK prime minister, palling with Thai government officials, and smiling while Prince William pinned him with an MBE, an appointment to the Order of the British Empire.",
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          "ref": "2022 March 4, Graham Rayman, “Roger Stone said he never saw NYPD cop bodyguard with a gun or shield — video shows otherwise”, in New York Daily News:",
          "text": "Greco also palled with Stone’s friend “Manhattan Madam” Kristin Davis, who was convicted of prostitution-related activities and selling prescription drugs.",
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        "6": "friar",
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      },
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          "text": "Little Timmy's out playing with his pals.",
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        }
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        "A friend, buddy, mate, cobber; someone to hang around with."
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        ],
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        {
          "text": "Don't you threaten me, pal – I'll report you to the police.",
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        }
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        "An informal term of address, often used ironically in a hostile way."
      ],
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        "(colloquial) An informal term of address, often used ironically in a hostile way."
      ],
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    },
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      "homophone": "pow (some accents)"
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "prijátel",
      "sense": "(colloquial) a friend",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "прия́тел"
    },
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      "roman": "príjatel",
      "sense": "(colloquial) a friend",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "при́јател"
    },
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      "code": "pdt",
      "lang": "Plautdietsch",
      "sense": "(colloquial) a friend",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Schlockat"
    }
  ],
  "word": "pal"
}

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      "word": "palsy-walsy"
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      "word": "pal up"
    },
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      "word": "pal care"
    }
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        {
          "ref": "2012 November 26, Evan Schlansky, “Song Premiere: Ife Sanchez Mora, Hopeful Heart”, in American Songwriter:",
          "text": "As an adult, she moved to New York and palled with trip-hop artist Tricky, who signed her to his own label.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2017 August 21, Kyle Swenson, “The rise and fall of Miami’s ‘CEO of Purple Drank’”, in The Washington Post:",
          "text": "There were pictures of Garcia flashing diamond mouth grills. Spewing out a Vesuvius-amount of smoke. Showing off a riot of body tattoos. Aiming guns. Palling with superstars like Lil Wayne and Chris Brown. […]",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2020 January 30, Ryan Mac, “How Tesla CEO Elon Musk Won His \"Pedo Guy\" Trial”, in BuzzFeed News:",
          "text": "In the trial, they showed photographs and videos of Unsworth being congratulated by the UK prime minister, palling with Thai government officials, and smiling while Prince William pinned him with an MBE, an appointment to the Order of the British Empire.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2022 March 4, Graham Rayman, “Roger Stone said he never saw NYPD cop bodyguard with a gun or shield — video shows otherwise”, in New York Daily News:",
          "text": "Greco also palled with Stone’s friend “Manhattan Madam” Kristin Davis, who was convicted of prostitution-related activities and selling prescription drugs.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
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        "Synonym of pal around"
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        {
          "tags": [
            "synonym",
            "synonym-of"
          ],
          "word": "pal around"
        }
      ]
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      "rhymes": "-æl"
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}

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          "extra": "kind of tent",
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}

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