hail-fellow-well-met
adjective
genial and familiar, esp in an offensive or ingratiating waya hail-fellow-well-met slap on the back
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Words nearby hail-fellow-well-met
Hail Columbia, Haile Selassie, Haile Selassie I, Hailey and Hailey disease, hail-fellow, hail-fellow-well-met, hail from, hailing distance, Hail Mary, Hailsham of St Marylebone, hailstone
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Cultural definitions for hail-fellow-well-met
hail-fellow-well-met
A term describing a person who is superficially friendly and is always trying to gain friends. Such a person may also be referred to as a “glad-hander.”
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