chummy
/ˈt͡ʃʌ.mɪ/
chummy adjective: friendly.
Adjective
chummy (comparative chummier or more chummy, superlative chummiest or most chummy)
- Friendly
- Yeah, I was just being nice! I was being nice and chummy!2001, Larry David, “Thor”, in Curb Your Enthusiasm, season 2, episode 2 (television production), Larry David (actor)
- Naturally and genuinely easy to get along with.
- Synonyms:
- affable, amiable, approachable, companionable, sociable, warm
- Antonyms:
- aloof, cool, distant, formal, mannered, reserved, unfriendly, unsociable
- Making a show of friendliness; attempting to be on intimate terms but insincerely or inappropriately; cozying up.
- Synonyms:
- familiar, fresh, ingratiating, smarmy, unctuous
- On intimate terms
- 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.1992 October, Steve Buckley, “Boss Hog: Jim Lachey is the best offensive lineman in football playing on the best team in football”, in Sport, volume 83, number 10, →ISSN, page 64
- From what Brandon tells me, Andrea is getting pretty chummy with her dorm advisor!1993, “Moving Targets”, in Beverly Hills, 90210, season 4, episode 7 (television production), spoken by Brenda Walsh (Shannen Doherty)
- Synonyms:
- tight
- In a close friendship or relationship.
- Synonyms:
- tight
- On intimate terms but in an inappropriate way, for dishonest or selfish motives, etc.
- Synonyms:
- tight
Noun
chummy (plural chummies)
- 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.'1949, Stephen Peter Llewellyn, Journey Towards Christmas, page 142
- Sonny's knotted, distrustful face relaxed all at once. "You're goddamned right about that, chummy!" he exclaimed.1991, Stephen King, Needful Things
- Synonyms:
- chum
- A chimney sweep; or a sweep's assistant, especially a young boy.
- Up in the Coombe with chummies and streetwalkers and then the rest of the year as sober as a judge.1922 February 2, James Joyce, “[Episode 8: Laestrygonians]”, in Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company […], →OCLC, part II [Odyssey], page 159
- 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'?2002, Roy C. Lilley, Paul Lambden, The Tool Kit for Dental Risk Management, page 21
- 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, […]1933, Christopher Bush, Return, page 133
- Joy Banham recalled that in 1942, some three years into the war, when the privilege of wearing the tricorn hat was extended to petty officers: 'While I was at St David's the new tricorn hats for Petty Officers came on stream. As new girls were drafted to us they came wearing the new hats. Whereas...quoted in 2021, Peter Hore, Bletchley Park's Secret Source (page 52)
- A person or thing with a name that one cannot immediately recall.
chummy meaning in Malayalam
chummy in Malayalam
- close, friendly, on good terms
- സഹൗാർദ്ദപരമായ, സ്നേഹബന്ധമുള്ള, മിത്രഭാവമുള്ള, വലിയചങ്ങാത്തത്തിലായ, സനീഡ, അടുപ്പമുള്ള
Synonyms of chummy
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- unctuous
- tight
- chum
- Sorted by number of Google hits
- widget
- hickey
- gizmo
- thingy
- gimmick
- thingie
- jigger
- gismo
- gubbins
- whatsit
- thingamajig
- doodad
- whatchamacallit
- doohickey
- thingo
- thingamabob
- thingummy
- whatsis
- thingumajig
- thingumabob
- whatchacallit
- Sorted alphabetically
- affair
- bazinga
- bizzo
- chingadera
Antonyms
Forms of chummy
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | chummier |
| comparative | more chummy |
| superlative | chummiest |
| superlative | most chummy |
| Noun | |
| plural | chummies |
Origin of chummy
From chum + -y.
Words formed from chummy
Questions about chummy
- What does chummy mean?
- Chummy means friendly.
- What is chummy in Malayalam?
- Chummy in Malayalam is സഹൗാർദ്ദപരമായ, സ്നേഹബന്ധമുള്ള, മിത്രഭാവമുള്ള. See Chummy meaning in Malayalam.
- What part of speech is chummy?
- Chummy can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce chummy?
- Chummy is pronounced /ˈt͡ʃʌ.mɪ/.
Words near chummy in the dictionary
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