hail-fellow-well-met
Effusively warm greeting
Hail-fellow-well-met describes someone who is cheerfully friendly in an immediate, backslapping way—often excessively or insincerely so.
The phrase suggests someone who treats strangers like old friends, projecting warmth that may feel performative: He was hail-fellow-well-met with everyone at the party, though he'd just arrived in town.
As a noun, it can describe such a person.
Warm and approachable
- genialPleasantly warm-mannered
- gregariousFond of companionship
- convivialSociable and cheerful
- cordialWarmly friendly manner
amiable · friendly · outgoing · extroverted · sociable · companionable · clubbable · mixer
Feigning belief or feeling
- effusiveUnrestrainedly emotional in expression
- glibSuperficially articulate
- unctuousExcessively and insincerely earnest
- smarmyInsincerely ingratiating
overfamiliar · presumptuous · slick · oily · smooth-talking · forced · artificial · calculated
affable
Warm and approachable
- genialPleasantly warm-mannered
- gregariousFond of companionship
- convivialSociable and cheerful
cordial · amiable · friendly · outgoing · extroverted · sociable · companionable · clubbable · mixer · networker
insincere
Feigning belief or feeling
- effusiveUnrestrainedly emotional in expression
- glibSuperficially articulate
- unctuousExcessively and insincerely earnest
smarmy · overfamiliar · presumptuous · slick · oily · smooth-talking · forced · artificial · calculated · transparent
hail-fellow-well-metaloof
Emotionally withdrawn, uninviting
standoffish · unfriendly · reserved · cold · distant