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crony

noun
🔊/ˈkrəʊni/
🔊/ˈkrəʊni/
 [usually plural]
(plural cronies)
(informal, often disapproving)
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  1. a person that somebody spends a lot of time with好友；密友
    • He was playing cards with his cronies.他当时正与他那些狐朋狗友玩牌。🔊🔊
    Topics Family and relationshipsc2
    Word Originmid 17th cent. (originally Cambridge university slang): from Greek khronios ‘long-lasting’ (here used to mean ‘contemporary’), from khronos ‘time’. Compare with chum.