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单词 mucko-chummo
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mucko-chummoadv.adj.

Brit. /ˈmʌkəʊˌtʃʌməʊ/, U.S. /ˈməkoʊˌtʃəmoʊ/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mucko n., English chummo.
Etymology: < mucko n. + chummo ( < chum n.1 + -o suffix; compare chummy n.2).
British Military slang.
In an excessively close-knit, familiar, or informal relationship with one's colleagues. Also as adj.
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1927 Rifle Brigade Chron. 1926 77 Some [officers] openly said that they preferred living ‘mucko chummo’ in the dorm., others that they would never go back to the dorm. again, but preferred to brave the fury of the elements.
1964 Punch 6 May 659/1 No general had..had till then..a mucko-chummo relationship with his men.
1997 Daily Tel. 12 May 20/1 Whenever he could, the colonel drew his officers in to dine together. ‘I will not have my officers living “mucko-chummo”,’ he would exclaim.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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