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- [heyl fel-oh wel met]
- /heɪl ˈfɛl oʊ wɛl mɛt/
- /heɪl ˈfe.ləʊ wel met/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [heyl fel-oh wel met]
- /heɪl ˈfɛl oʊ wɛl mɛt/
Definitions of hail-fellow-well-met word
- adjective hail-fellow-well-met friendly but insincere 1
- adjective hail-fellow-well-met genial and familiar, esp in an offensive or ingratiating way 0
- noun hail-fellow-well-met very sociable or friendly to everyone, esp. in a superficial manner 0
- noun hail-fellow-well-met Alternative spelling of hail fellow well met: a sociable, friendly person. 0
- adjective hail-fellow-well-met Sociable, friendly. 0
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Parts of speech for Hail-fellow-well-met
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
hail-fellow-well-met popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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