hail (redirected from hailed from)

hail-fellow-well-met (old-fashioned)

a man who is hail-fellow-well-met is very friendly and pleasant, often in a way that you do not trust. He was a hail-fellow-well-met sort of a man who'd greet you with a big slap on the back.

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hail from somewhere

to come from a place. Both John and Liza hail from South Carolina.

Usage notes: sometimes used in referring to someone's background: Many of our students hail from poor backgrounds.

See also: from