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Crony vs Chummy - What's the difference?

crony | chummy |

As a noun crony

is (informal) close friend.

As an adjective chummy is

friendly; on, or trying to be on, intimate terms.

crony

English

Noun

(cronies)
  • (informal) Close friend.
  • * Washington Irving
    • He soon found his former cronies , though all rather the worse for the wear and tear of time.
  • (informal) Trusted companion or partner in a criminal organization.
  • (obsolete) An old woman; a crone.
  • * Burton
    • Marry not an old crony .

    Synonyms

    * See also

    Derived terms

    * cronyism

    See also

    * croony

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    chummy

    English

    Adjective

    (en-adj)
  • friendly; on, or trying to be on, intimate terms

    • Antonyms

    * mannered

    Synonyms

    * familiar

    Related terms

    * chum