chummy

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   Friendly

   • Yeah, I was just being nice! I was being nice and chummy!
2. 2

   On intimate terms

   • From what Brandon tells me, Andrea is getting pretty chummy with her dorm advisor!
3. 3

   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.'
   • Sonny's knotted, distrustful face relaxed all at once. "You're goddamned right about that, chummy!" he exclaimed.
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   1. 4

      A boy who works for a chimney sweep.

   2. 5

      Nickname for a person, especially a suspect or criminal.

      • 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'?
   3. 6

      A felt hat with a low crown.

      • 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, […]
   4. 7

      A person or thing with a name that one cannot immediately recall.

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