chumminess

Unfortunately, as the thing becomes more and more corporate so the "chumminess" looks and sounds increasingly "faux" and ends up being actively nauseous.

Smoking Guns and the Morality of Parliamentary Privilege

I used to think this kind of chumminess counted badly against McCain, but I realised that suggested I wanted an "ideologically pure" candidate, which is not what I am about.

What does Joe Biden think about Barack Obama and John McCain?

None of the ghastly "chumminess" that seems to pervade the internet and sundry other journals for want of a better word but well constructed enlightening text that is a joy to read irrespective of whether you agree with the author or not.

The Best of Friends

What disturbs is the chumminess of it all: everyone – except the Donald – was in on the joke.

The White House correspondents' dinner: an unseemly schmoozefest | Atossa Araxia Abrahamian

He caught a feeling of chumminess, though at the same time he was bitingly aware that it was very much of a woman who embraced him in that comradely smile.

THE STAMPEDE TO SQUAW CREEK

As the players' status has grown, broadcasters in particular seem to have become totally overawed, so that nowadays most post-match interviews are conducted with such a desperate air of nervously ingratiating chumminess, it's like the class nerd has found himself sitting on the back seat of the school bus next to the lads in the leather jackets, with the menthols and the bottle of mixed liqueurs nicked from their parents' drinks cabinet.

Who's the sycophant in the black? | Harry Pearson

I also can't abide the condescending chumminess implicit in using my first name instead of "Mr. Queenan," as if the telemarketer and I were old friends from the 1972 Ohio State Big 10 championship team or the Baader-Meinhof Gang.

Wotan, Your Double-Skim Latte Is Ready

But while the point is moot because he doesn't plan to vote in the United States, his health care stance and chumminess with the President don't necessarily make him a sideline supporter of the Democratic party.

Justin Bieber On Health Care: U.S. System 'Evil'

One person very familiar with the Cameron court says: There is a chumminess about the inner circle which makes them more delightful people to work with.

David Cameron says he has learned his lesson – but has he? | Andrew Rawnsley

The jingosim, the old boy's club chumminess and the utter drivel spouted by Warne and Healy especially is staggering.

Aussie cricket commentators have been a breath of fresh air on air | Rob Bagchi