chummier; chummiest
: quite friendly
Examples of chummy in a Sentence
She was getting chummy with the reporters.
the neighboring families know each other but are hardly chummy
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The once chummy relationship between President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk imploded in a flurry of back-and-forth insults and allegations that played out on social media for all the world to see.
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Andrew Torgan, CNN Money, 8 June 2025
The outburst comes just days after Trump and Musk appeared together for a chummy White House news conference billed as a friendly sendoff for the latter.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 3 June 2025
When the scene cuts, Brando (Matt Dillon), who had previously been chummy with Maria, looks sheepish.
—Beatrice Loayza, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2025
But the swipe-fees measure has found itself in unusually chummy waters: It’s simultaneously supported by some prominent business groups, like the National Federation of Independent Businesses and the Colorado Restaurant Association, alongside the far more liberal Bell Policy Center.
—Seth Klamann, The Denver Post, 20 Mar. 2025
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Andrew Torgan, CNN Money, 8 June 2025
The outburst comes just days after Trump and Musk appeared together for a chummy White House news conference billed as a friendly sendoff for the latter.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 3 June 2025
When the scene cuts, Brando (Matt Dillon), who had previously been chummy with Maria, looks sheepish.
—Beatrice Loayza, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2025
But the swipe-fees measure has found itself in unusually chummy waters: It’s simultaneously supported by some prominent business groups, like the National Federation of Independent Businesses and the Colorado Restaurant Association, alongside the far more liberal Bell Policy Center.
—Seth Klamann, The Denver Post, 20 Mar. 2025
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“Chummy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chummy. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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