Meaning of hail fellow well met | Babel Free

Definitions

A sociable, friendly, usually male person.

Examples

“All his life he had been a jolly hail fellow well met: he had put on a rather becoming paunch, his cheeks were well filled out and red as a beet, his manners were easy and indolent, and he seemed destined to live on into a ripe old age, sound and healthy as a nut.”

“I was a hail fellow well met with all of the workmen at the factory, most of whom knew little and cared less about social distinctions.”

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