gal pal

noun

informal
: a girl/woman who is a friend

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Flaherty also interacts with a peppy gal pal (Carla Gugino), a city hall reporter for a metropolitan daily. — Miles Beller, HollywoodReporter, 17 Sep. 2026 What follows is a ridiculous hourlong romp through history, taking us everywhere from the Garden of Eden with Coco's gal pal Eve to some misadventures involving Napoleon. — Rebecca Rosman, NPR, 31 Aug. 2026 Lake Tahoe is a handsome destination worth visiting with your gal pal for more reasons than one. — Wendy Altschuler, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026 Bomer and Cameron Diaz play his gay best friend and gal pal respectively, an emotional rescue squad for a man who has teetered on the edge perhaps one too many times. — Cary Darling, Houston Chronicle, 3 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for gal pal

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“Gal pal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gal%20pal. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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