I. ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷ adjective
or hail-fellow-well-met ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷
Etymology: from the archaic salutations hail, fellow! & hail, fellow! well met!
: heartily informal : comradely
extended a hail-fellow hand — Edith Wharton
a giant of a man — rough, hearty, violent, hail-fellow-well-met — Kenneth Roberts
II. noun
or hail-fellow-well-met “
( plural hail-fellows or hail-fellows-well-met )
1. : a boon companion : pal
all were hail-fellows-well-met by the time the convention opened — Typewriter Topics
2. : the quality or state of comradeship
there was a hail-fellow-well-met, a camaraderie, a gregariousness about it — New York Times