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pal around

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  1. Associate as friends or chums, as in Bill and Jim have been palling around for years. This expression makes a verb of the noun pal, which comes from the Gypsy word for “brother.” [c. 1900]


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For mild comic relief, they also pal around with a robot named H.E.R.B.I.E., voiced by Matthew Wood.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 23, 2025

All the while they get distracted by zany side-quests, pal around with odd sidekicks and preen narcissistically.

From New York Times Jul. 20, 2022

They pal around with the people they cover.

From Salon Oct. 6, 2021

It’s a gimmick but one that does come with some moral high ground: he’s able to say honestly that he doesn’t pal around with admen and has restricted access to political hired guns.

From Washington Post Sep. 3, 2018

“But apparently since graduation, you just pal around with monsters now, because seeing dead people wasn’t messing you up enough as it was.”

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny

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