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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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Which is also not a compelling reason to pal around with an ex whose exploits crossed him out of the recap section of the LA Times to the investigative unit.

From Salon ● May 26, 2023

Robert Kennedy is concerned that his brother, President John F. Kennedy, likes to pal around with Frank Sinatra, who in turn likes to pal around with mobsters.

From Washington Times ● May 10, 2021

When Zohre’s own daughters were small, they would pal around with her in the family’s two-bedroom apartment, laughing and hugging.

From New York Times ● Jan. 29, 2020

His first club was the family dinner table, where he and his friends would pal around with his parents.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 13, 2019

“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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