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   pal

   /pal/

   noun

   • 1. a friend: "we've been pals for a long time"
   • ▪ used as a form of address, especially to indicate anger or aggression: "back off, pal"

   verb

   • 1. form a friendship: "she palled up with some English chaps"
   • ▪ spend time with a friend: "we got acquainted but we never really palled around"

   Word Origin late 18th century: from Romani phal ‘brother, mate’, based on Sanskrit bhrātṛ ‘brother’.

   Scrabble Points: 5

   • P

     3

   • A

     1

   • L

     1

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