Chummy

//ˈt͡ʃʌ.mɪ// adj, noun, slang

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Friendly informal

    "Yeah, I was just being nice! I was being nice and chummy!"

  2. 2
    Friendly:; Naturally and genuinely easy to get along with. informal
  3. 3
    Friendly:; Making a show of friendliness; attempting to be on intimate terms but insincerely or inappropriately; cozying up. informal
  4. 4
    On intimate terms informal

    "Lachey and Olson have become rather chummy the last couple of years—they slide each other free tickets, they visit each other at practice sessions and games, their wives hang out—and, well, Olson has been filling Lachey’s head with a lot of baseball talk."

  5. 5
    On intimate terms:; In a close friendship or relationship. informal
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  1. 6
    On intimate terms:; On intimate terms but in an inappropriate way, for dishonest or selfish motives, etc. informal
Adjective
  1. 1
    (used informally) associated on close terms wordnet
  2. 2
    (used colloquially) having the relationship of friends or pals wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    Synonym of chum (“friend, pal”).

    "Meanwhile the Tommies had discovered several large tins of ham in the captured lorry. 'That,' said the big Nazi, 'is for our tea.' 'No,' said a Tommy sergeant-major. 'That's for our tea. For you, chummy, we've kept a nice bit of bull.'"

  2. 2
    A boy who works for a chimney sweep. obsolete
  3. 3
    Nickname for a person, especially a suspect or criminal. slang

    "What happens when the Old Bill turns up and want to look at 'chummies^([sic]) dental records, guv, 'cos 'e's bitten a bloke's ear off in the pub'?"

  4. 4
    A felt hat with a low crown. dated

    "When Nipper was bowling he came in to the silliest of silly points, put his chummy hat well over his eyes, spat on his hands and generally annoyed the batsman so much that he lost his temper, […]"

  5. 5
    A person or thing with a name that one cannot immediately recall. English, Newfoundland

Etymology

Etymology 1

From chum + -y.

Etymology 2

From chum + -y.

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