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hale-fellow-well-met
hale-fellow-well-met
Fig. friendly to everyone; falsely friendly to everyone. (Usually said of males.) Yes, he's friendly, sort of hale-fellow-well-met. He's not a very sincere person. Hail-fellow-well-met—you know the type. What a pain he is. Good old Mr. Hail-fellow-well-met. What a phony!
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Balbina | | bahl-BEE-nah (Italian) | Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Rare), Italian (Rare), Ancient Roman |
Laurene | | lə-REEN | English |
Kader (1) | | - | Arabic |
Theodorus | | - | Ancient Greek (Latinized), Dutch |
Linnette | | li-NET | English (Rare) |
Dolph | | DAHLF | English |