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'Palsy Walsy ®' rose Reviews & Comments
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most recent 11 FEB 23 HIDE POSTS
 
Initial post 11 FEB 23 by Margaret Furness
Who suggested the name?
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Reply #1 of 4 posted 11 FEB 23 by Lee H.
It’s actually “Paisy Waisy”. Follow the link in the description tab.
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Reply #2 of 4 posted 11 FEB 23 by Margaret Furness
Best to delete Palsy Walsy then. I couldn't imagine asking a nursery for that.
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Reply #3 of 4 posted 11 FEB 23 by Lee H.
In the US at least, it is an older slang term:

adjective Slang.
friendly or appearing to be friendly in a very intimate or hearty way:
The police kept their eye on him because he was trying to get palsy-walsy with the security guard.
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Reply #4 of 4 posted 11 FEB 23 by HubertG
I initially read it as palsy, as in Bell's Palsy.
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