hail-fellow

[n. heyl-fel-oh; adj. heyl-fel-oh]

hail-fel·low

[n. heyl-fel-oh; adj. heyl-fel-oh]
noun
1.
Also, hail fellow, hail-fellow well met. a spiritedly sociable person; jolly companion.
adjective
2.
sociable; heartily genial: His hail-fellow manner helped him to advance in the sales force.

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Hail-fellow is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.

Origin:
1570–80
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hail-fellow

adjective
heartily friendly and congenial [syn: comradely
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