Why is Tom so palsy-walsy with everyone?
That guy is a little too palsy-walsy.palukaGo to palooka.
pann. the face. (See also deadpan.) Look
at that guy! I’ve never seen such an ugly
pan in my life. I stared her right in the
pan and told her to shut up.
panicn. a very funny or exciting person or
thing. John’s party was a real panic.
Paul is a panic. He tells a joke a minute.
pan outin. [for something] to work out or
turn out all right. Don’t worry. Every-
thing will pan out okay. Nothing seems
to pan out for me anymore.
pants rabbitsn. lice. (See also seam-squir-
rels.) Bart is sure scratching a lot. Do
you think he’s got pants rabbits? I don’t
want to be around people who have pants
rabbits and stuff like that.
paper 1. n. a written document; written ev-
idence supporting something. (Often
with some.) Send me some paper. Let’s
make this official. 2. n. a forged check.
(See also paper-pusher; paper-hanger.)
She was arrested for passing paper. 3. n.
money. You don’t get the goods till I get
the paper.
paper-hangern. someone who tries to pass
bad checks. (Underworld. See also paper;
paper-pusher.) The cops caught the pa-
per-hanger red-handed. He’s wanted as
a paper-hanger in four states.
paperhangingn. writing and spending bad
checks. (Underworld.) She was accused
of paperhanging and didn’t even know
what the cops were talking about, so they
let her go. She is good at both paper-
hanging and acting.
paper over somethingtv. to try to conceal
something unpleasant; to try to cover up
a misdeed. You can’t paper this over. It
has to be dealt with now! TThis is a severe
social problem. Don’t try to paper over it.
paper-pusher 1. n. a bureaucrat; a clerk
in the military services; any office
worker. (See also pencil-pusher.) If
those paper-pushers can’t get their work
done on time, make them stay late. I
don’t want to talk to some paper-pusher,
I want to talk to the boss. 2. n. someone
who passes bad checks. (See also paper;
paper-hanger.) The bank teller spot-
ted a well-known paper-pusher and called
the cops. The old lady was charged as a
paper-pusher and sent to jail.paperweightn. a serious student; a hard-
working student. What a jerk! Noth-
ing but a paperweight.parboiledmod. alcohol intoxicated. (See
also boiled.) Sally stayed at the bar just
long enough to get parboiled. She’s not
really stewed, just parboiled.pardn. partner; friend. (From pardner.
Also a term of address.) Come on,
pard, let’s go find some action. This is
my old pard, Clarence.Pardon me for living!Go to (Well,) par-
don me for living!Pardon my French. and Excuse my
French.sent. Excuse my use of swear
words or taboo words. (Does not refer
to real French.) Pardon my French, but
this is a hell of a day. What she needs
is a kick in the butt, if you’ll excuse my
French.(parental) unitsn. parents. (Teens. Also a
term of address. See also rent(al)s.) I
don’t think my parental units will let
me stay out that late. Hey, units! I need
to talk to you about something really
important.parkin. to neck or to make love, especially
in a parked car. Do kids still park, or do
they just watch television? They still
park, but they don’t have a name for it
anymore.park it (somewhere)tv. sit down some-
where; sit down and get out of the way.
Hey, park it! You’re in the way. Bart,
park it over there in the corner. Stop pac-
ing around. You make me nervous.parting shotn. the last word; a final com-
ment before departing. For a parting
shot, she called me a miser. His parting
shot concerned some comments about my
ability to do simple math.paluka