chummy
Plural: chummies
Adjective Satellite
- (used colloquially) having the relationship of friends or pals
- (used informally) associated on close terms
- "the bartender was chummy with the regular customers"
Adj
- Friendly
- Friendly:
- Naturally and genuinely easy to get along with.
- Friendly:
- Making a show of friendliness; attempting to be on intimate terms but insincerely or inappropriately; cozying up.
- On intimate terms
- On intimate terms:
- In a close friendship or relationship.
- On intimate terms:
- On intimate terms but in an inappropriate way, for dishonest or selfish motives, etc.
Noun
- Synonym of chum (“friend, pal”).
- A boy who works for a chimney sweep.
- Nickname for a person, especially a suspect or criminal.
- A felt hat with a low crown.
- A person or thing with a name that one cannot immediately recall.
Adjective
- Friendly and intimate in a familiar or cozy way.
Examples
- Their CHUMMY banter often made their Scrabble games more enjoyable than competitive.
Origin / Etymology
From chum + -y.
Synonyms
buddy-buddy, matey, pally, palsy-walsy, thick, MacGuffin, Sorted alphabetically, Sorted by number of Google hits, affable, affair, amiable, approachable, bazinga, bizzo, chum, companionable, dealie, dealy, dinglehopper, dingus, dohickey, dojigger, dongle, doo-hickey, doober, doodad, doodah, doofer, doohickey, doohickus, doohinkey, doohinkus, doojigger, doovalacky, familiar, foo, foobar, frammis, fresh, frobnitz, gadget, geegaw, gewgaw, gimmick, gingambob, gingumbob, gismo, gizmo, gubbins, hickey, hodad, hootenanny, ingratiating, jawn, jigger, jimbang, jobber, jobby, joint, junk, kajigger, kludge, oojamaflip, rigamajig, shebang, smarmy, sociable, stuff, thing, thingabob, thingamabob, thingamabobber, thingamafuck, thingamajig, thingamajigger, thingamajiggy, thingie, thingmabob, thingmajig, thingmy, thingo, thingum, thingumabob, thingumajig, thingummabob, thingummajig, thingummy, thingummyjig, thingy, thingymabob, thingymajig, tight, ting, unctuous, warm, whachacallit, whachamacallit, whaddayacallit, whatchacallit, whatchamacallit, whatchamahoozie, whatdoyoucallit, whatdyecallem, whatnot, whatsaname, whatsis, whatsit, whatsitsname, whiff-whaff, whosiewhatsit, whosit, widget, wossisname, wossname, wotsit, yoke, yokibus
Antonyms
aloof, cool#Adjective, distant, formal, mannered, reserved, unfriendly, unsociable
Scrabble Score: 18
chummy: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordchummy: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
chummy: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary