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chummy

chummy

22 5.2
Friendly in a relaxed way like a close friend
  • adjective
  • /ˈtʃʌmi/
  • Informal
: cercano
  • What, you getting all chummy with Peter now?
  • get chummy
  • too chummy
  • pretty chummy

First, it feels too chummy and borderline tacky.

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Examples

  • Since when are you all so chummy?

    Rise of the Guardians (2012)

  • Actually, I usually ate alone, but me and the pizza guy, we got pretty chummy.

    Betting on the Bride (2017)

  • You sent those two off in a car, chummy chummy with one another.

    Beast (2018)

  • Getting pretty chummy with her, huh?

    BlacKkKlansman (2018)

  • Nothing new to report, except that he and I have become quite chummy.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • "You two are getting chummy," Rita said.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • We're getting a little chummy, aren't we?

    Where the Boys Are (1960)

  • You got awfully chummy with my wife all of a sudden.

    Fiction book (1994)

  • You were so chummy with them, they'd confide in you, wouldn't they?

    Fiction book (1997)

  • I saw you getting all chummy with your new colleague at the office party.

Synonyms

friendly
vschummy
763 1.0

Kind and helpful toward other people

focuses on behaving like close friends rather than general kindness
thick
vschummy
  • UK
33 7.8

Being very friendly and close to someone

focuses on acting like close friends rather than the relationship
pally
vschummy
  • UK
8 8.2

Too friendly in a way that makes you seem like a close friend

is friendly but without excessive or pushy intimacy
buddy-buddy
vschummy
  • Informal
8 8.0

Acting overly friendly in a way that seems fake or inappropriate

is friendly without the implication of suspicion or inappropriateness
matey
vschummy
  • UK
1 8.2

Friendly in a way that feels like you are close friends

focuses more on private, close friend behaviour rather than general group camaraderie

Antonyms

distant
86 4.9

Not friendly or warm, behaving in a quiet, cold way

aloof
33 6.3

Not friendly and distant, not joining in with other people

How Friendly

intimate
  • NSFW
187 4.4
close
∞ 1.3
chummy
  • Informal
22 5.2
friendly
763 1.0
cordial
31 4.1

Surface Forms

chummy positive

Morphology

chummy = chum (transparent) = chum + y

The adjective is directly formed from the noun 'chum' with the productive adjective-forming suffix '-y', yielding 'friendly' or 'like a chum'.

Etymology

Chummy comes from chum, an old informal word for 'friend', plus the ending -y that makes a describing word. One idea says chum began as a short form of chamber mate—someone you shared a room with, so they felt like a close friend. So, chummy means 'friendly' or behaving like close friends.