chummy

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
发音 chŭm'-ē

英文释义

名词 n.
  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. A boy who works for a chimney sweep. obsolete
  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. 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. A person or thing with a name that one cannot immediately recall. English,Newfoundland
形容词 adj.
  1. Friendly informal
    — Yeah, I was just being nice! I was being nice and chummy!
  2. Friendly:; Naturally and genuinely easy to get along with. informal
  3. Friendly:; Making a show of friendliness; attempting to be on intimate terms but insincerely or inappropriately; cozying up. informal
  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. On intimate terms:; In a close friendship or relationship. informal
  6. On intimate terms:; On intimate terms but in an inappropriate way, for dishonest or selfish motives, etc. informal

词形变化

chummier comparative more chummy comparative chummiest superlative most chummy superlative chummies plural

词汇关系

衍生词
chummily chumminess unchummy

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
English chum
English -y
English chummy
From chum + -y.
词源 2
Etymology tree
English chum
English -y
English chummy
From chum + -y.
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