"chummy" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈt͡ʃʌmɪ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-chummy.wav [Southern-England] Forms: chummier [comparative], more chummy [comparative], chummiest [superlative], most chummy [superlative]
Etymology: From chum + -y. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|chum|y}} chum + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er|more}} chummy (comparative chummier or more chummy, superlative chummiest or most chummy)
  1. (informal) Friendly; on, or trying to be on, intimate terms. Tags: informal Synonyms: familiar Derived forms: chummily, chumminess Translations (friendly; on, or trying to be on, intimate terms): umgänglich (German), locker (German), persönlich (German), tjenis (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-chummy-en-adj-wYc8-oRg Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -y Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 28 20 33 14 5

Noun

IPA: /ˈt͡ʃʌmɪ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-chummy.wav [Southern-England] Forms: chummies [plural]
Etymology: From chum + -y. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|chum|y}} chum + -y Head templates: {{en-noun}} chummy (plural chummies)
  1. Synonym of chum (“friend, pal”) Synonyms: chum [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-chummy-en-noun-O8m8R1c6 Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -y Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 28 20 33 14 5
  2. (obsolete) A boy who works for a chimney sweep. Tags: obsolete Categories (topical): Occupations
    Sense id: en-chummy-en-noun-hbQ3ZK0w Disambiguation of Occupations: 22 16 33 20 9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -y Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 15 48 23 2 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 8 14 60 16 2 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 28 20 33 14 5
  3. (law enforcement slang) Nickname for a person, especially a suspect or criminal. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Law enforcement
    Sense id: en-chummy-en-noun-Eq7JADbu Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -y Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 28 20 33 14 5 Topics: government, law-enforcement
  4. (dated) A felt hat with a low crown. Tags: dated
    Sense id: en-chummy-en-noun-w8CHaynP

Inflected forms

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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈt͡ʃʌmɪ/"
    },
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/0/09/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-chummy.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-chummy.wav.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Southern England)"
    }
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}

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