chummy

chum·my (ch

)

adj. chum·mi·er, chum·mi·est

Intimate; friendly.

chummi·ly adv.

chummi·ness n.

chummy [ˈtʃʌmɪ]

adj -mier, -miest

Informal friendly

chummily adv

chumminess n

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Adj.	1.	chummy - (used colloquially) having the relationship of friends or pals matey, pally, palsy-walsy colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech friendly - characteristic of or befitting a friend; "friendly advice"; "a friendly neighborhood"; "the only friendly person here"; "a friendly host and hostess"
	2.	chummy - (used informally) associated on close terms; "a close friend"; "the bartender was chummy with the regular customers"; "the two were thick as thieves for months" buddy-buddy, thick colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech close - close in relevance or relationship; "a close family"; "we are all...in close sympathy with..."; "close kin"; "a close resemblance"

chummy

adjective (Informal) friendly, close, thick (informal), pally (informal), intimate, affectionate, buddy-buddy (slang, chiefly U.S. & Canad.), palsy-walsy (informal), matey or maty (Brit. informal) You two seem to be very chummy all of a sudden.

Translations

chummy [ˈtʃʌmɪ] ADJ (chummier (compar) (chummiest (superl))) → muy amigo
they're very chummy → son muy amigos
he's very chummy with the boss → es muy amigo del jefe
he got chummy with the boss → se hizo amigo del jefe

chummy

adj (+er) (inf) → kameradschaftlich; to be chummy with somebody → mit jdm sehr dicke sein (inf); to get chummy with somebody → sich mit jdm anfreunden

chummy [ˈtʃʌmɪ] adj (fam) to be chummy (with) → essere grande amico/a (di)

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familiar
friendly
friendship
matey
pally
palsy-walsy
sociability
thick
unsociability

They loitered through it in a pleasant chummy silence, neither caring to talk.

Anne of The Island by Montgomery, Lucy Maud View in context

There's nobody I feel chummy with except you, and you know how little we've chummed--once a week, if it didn't rain, on Sunday.

Burning Daylight by London, Jack View in context

Chummy, the chimney-purifier, who had swept the last three families, tried to coax the butler and the boy under him, whose duty it was to go out covered with buttons and with stripes down his trousers, for the protection of Mrs.

Vanity Fair by Thackeray, William Makepeace View in context

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