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hail-fellow-well-met

hail-fel·low-well-met
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [heyl fel-oh wel met]
    • /heɪl ˈfɛl oʊ wɛl mɛt/
    • /heɪl ˈfe.ləʊ wel met/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [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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