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etymology - What was "well met!" supposed to mean? - English Language ...
Further, Merriam Webster identifies the word hail-fellow-well-met as an adjective to mean "heartily friendly and informal". As the graphs below indicate, there are some interesting relatively inverse correlations between American and British English usage, particularly from 1830 to 1840, 1900 - 1920 and 1950 - 1960.
Meaning of "hail from" - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
Related: Hailed; hailing. Hail fellow well met is 1580s, from a familiar greeting. Hail Mary (c.1300) is the angelic salutation (L. ave Maria), cf. Luke i.58, used as a devotional recitation. As a desperation play in U.S. football, attested by 1940. To hail from is 1841, originally nautical.
pejorative language - Is there a single word meaning "convivial, jovial ...
I think the term you are looking for is hail-fellow-well-met. It's somewhat old-fashioned, but not obsolete, and means pretty much exactly what you want. From MacMillan Dictionaries: behaving in a very friendly way that is annoying or does not seem sincere There's also an entry on the term in the blog associated with that dictionary, which goes into more detail about nuance. A few examples ...
What is the meaning of "Fare thee well"?
Vaarwel is the Dutch equivalent of farewell, which is not quite the same as fare thee well (‘vare [het] jou wel’). Specifically, farewell and fare thee well are historically two different constructions using two different meanings of the verb fare (imperative ‘get on, manage’ vs. subjunctive ‘happen, turn out’).
british english - There's a good fellow [Phrase] - English Language ...
I would like to learn more about the meaning of the phrase: There's a good fellow. All that I know is that it is used for praising or encouraging a child or an animal. Is it right?
"A [...] of riches" — what word is missing?
There is a phrase that goes "a X of riches" which suggests that one had so much to choose from, lots of good choices. What is the missing word?
hyphenation - Hyphen: “well defined” vs. “well-defined” - English ...
Traditional English grammar teaches us that a well-defined function is a function that is well defined. With the hyphen in the adjective role before the noun and without the hyphen in the role of an
punctuation - When is there no comma after "he says"? - English ...
Having read style guides thoroughly, I am still a little confused about when you don't need a comma after "He says". I thought you always did? E.g. He said, "No, I'm not ready." But sometimes I ...
I am glad to have met you [closed] - English Language & Usage Stack ...
If I met a person yesterday, could I say, now, "I am glad to have met you" ? Or is it better to say: It's been a pleasure to meet you?
What is Middle English for 'Hello'?
In medieval England, Hail fellow was a common greeting. By the 16th century this had morphed a bit into the more elaborate form "Hail fellow, well met." "God save you" would also have been a conventional greeting. From The Saturday Evening Post: Hello is a greeting that is understood almost everywhere in the world, but it hasn’t always been so.
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