my dear fellow

English

Noun

my dear fellow

  1. (informal) Term of address for a male friend.
  2. (informal) Used to express sympathy to a man.
    • 1899 Feb, Joseph Conrad, “The Heart of Darkness”, in Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, page 198:
      The men said ‘My dear fellow,’ and did nothing.
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