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crony(dictionary)

crony (iou)



crony noun & verb. Also chrony. M17.
[from Greek khronios long-lasting, long-continued, from khronos time. Orig. university slang, the Greek word being perverted to the sense 'contemporary'.]
A. noun. An intimate friend or associate. M17.
Arnold Bennett The two were regular cronies for about a couple of months. E. Heath The beer cellar where Hitler and his cronies had first met.
b. verb intrans. Associate (with) as a crony. E19.
cronyism noun friendship, fondness for the company of cronies; US the appointment of friends to political posts without due regard to their qualifications: M19.