chummery
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chummery — An accomodation provided by an organization where employees who are bachelors reside. Let s go to the chummery to have our dinner … Dictionary of american slang
chummery — An accomodation provided by an organization where employees who are bachelors reside. Let s go to the chummery to have our dinner … Dictionary of american slang
chummery — ˈchəm(ə)rē, ri noun ( es) Etymology: chum (I) + ery India : the living quarters of chums a chummery he shared with another bachelor John Masters … Useful english dictionary
chummery — n. sharing a room with someone else; living in the conditions of sharing a room with someone else … English contemporary dictionary
chummery — chum·mery … English syllables
rum-johnny — the Indian mistress of a white man She didn t drink alcohol but was so called through a corruption of ramjani, a dancing girl in Hindi, or rama jani in Sanskrit: ... relaxing with his friends in their chummery (bachelor quarters) or… … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
