hail-fellow

American  

[heyl-fel-oh, heyl-fel-oh] / ˈheɪlˈfɛl oʊ, ˈheɪlˌfɛl oʊ /

noun

1. Also hail fellow, hail-fellow well met a spiritedly sociable person; jolly companion.

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adjective

1. sociable; heartily genial.

   His hail-fellow manner helped him to advance in the sales force.

Etymology

Origin of hail-fellow

First recorded in 1570–80

Example Sentences

Then came “The 40-Year-Old Virgin” — all movies that leaned on the hail-fellow joshing of actors like Vince Vaughn, Seth Rogen and, yes, Owen Wilson and Will Ferrell, now basically playing themselves.

From New York Times • May 28, 2011

And he's not very good at faking the hail-fellow camaraderie that is part of American public life, either.

From Time • Jan. 21, 2010

Of hail-fellow straw-hat pomposity, passing out hot dogs and free seeds with a glad hand .

From Time Magazine Archive

Carl attempted hail-fellow sports like baseball, but as a coach of that period remembers, "he was always picking daisies in centerfield."

From Time Magazine Archive

He spoke as if he had almost expected me, or was peculiarly astonished to see me there; and there was none of that hail-fellow air about him any more.

From Oddsfish! by Benson, Robert Hugh