What does crony mean?
Crony means (informal, originally Cambridge University) A close friend..
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/ˈkɹoʊni/ · noun
(informal, originally Cambridge University) A close friend..
Rip now resumed his old walks and habits; he soon found many of his former cronies, though all rather the worse for the wear and tear of time; and preferred making friends among the rising generation, with whom he soon grew into great favour.
Marry not an old crony.
Use crony when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Crony means (informal, originally Cambridge University) A close friend..
Common synonyms include babber, billy, bredrin, bruv.
Possible antonyms include noncrony.
Rip now resumed his old walks and habits; he soon found many of his former cronies, though all rather the worse for the wear and tear of time; and preferred making friends among the rising generation, with whom he soon grew into great favour.
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