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Definition of Hail-fellow-well-met
1. Adjective. Heartily friendly and congenial.
Definition of Hail-fellow-well-met
1. Adjective. Sociable, friendly. ¹
2. Noun. (alternative spelling of hail fellow well met): a sociable, friendly person. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hail-fellow-well-met
Literary usage of Hail-fellow-well-met
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Life of an Actor by Pierce Egan (1904)
"Rank out of the Question in a fail: all " hail fellow well met." Our Hero, in
want of Advice, sends a Letter to HORATIO QUILL. ..."
2. Reporting Reminiscences by William Carnie (1902)
"... the hail-fellow- well-met sailor-knight of the domain. He was Chairman of the
Railway Directors as well as proprietor of the field of operations, ..."
3. Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage by Inc. Merriam-Webster (1994)
"1984 And in the term hail-fellow-well-met: a fun guy, a genuine hail-fellow-well-met —William
Taaffe, Sports Illustrated, 10 Mar. 1986 hain't Ham ‘t meaning ..."
4. Biographia Dramatica: Or, A Companion to the Playhouse: Containing by David Erskine Baker, Isaac Reed, Stephen Jones (1812)
"HAIL FELLOW, WELL MET! Int. Acted at the Haymarket, Aug. ... HAIL FELLOW, WELL MET!
A Drama, in five acts, by SJ Pratt. 8vo. 1805. ..."
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