chummery
Definition
Noun: - Shared living quarters: "chummery" refers to a place where people, especially bachelors or young men, live together as companions, often in a shared house or apartment.
Usage Examples
- (A shared living arrangement with companions.)
- (A residence designed for group living.)
Advanced Usage
- "to keep a chummery": to maintain a shared household with friends.
- They kept a chummery for several years before each getting married. (They lived together as companions.)
Variants and Related Words
- Chum (n): a close friend or companion.
- He has been my chum since childhood. (A close friend.)
- Chummy (adj): friendly and sociable.
- The atmosphere in the chummery was very chummy. (Friendly and informal.)
Synonyms
- Dormitory: a large room or building with many beds, often used for group living.
- Flatmate arrangement: a situation where people share a flat or apartment as equals.
- Bachelor pad: a slang term for a shared living space for unmarried men.
Related Idioms
- No idiom directly uses "chummery", but the concept relates to:
- "Birds of a feather flock together": people with similar interests tend to associate and live together.
- "In the same boat": sharing a common situation, like living in a chummery.