matey
1comrade; chum; buddy.
Origin of matey
1Words Nearby matey
Other definitions for matey (2 of 2)
sociable; friendly: a matey chat.
Origin of matey
2Other words from matey
- mate·y·ness, mat·i·ness, noun
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How to use matey in a sentence
She appeared undisturbed when matey, wearing his holiday white ducks, and all aglow, entered the booth.
Lord Ormont and his Aminta, Complete | George Meredithmatey was good at lessons, too—liked them; liked Latin and Greek; would help a poor stumbler.
Lord Ormont and his Aminta, Complete | George MeredithShe had a nice mouth, ready for a smile at the corners, or so it was before matey let her see that she was his mark.
Lord Ormont and his Aminta, Complete | George MeredithBut Browny's feeling naturally was, that all this advantage for the boys came of matey Weyburn's lead.
Lord Ormont and his Aminta, Complete | George Meredithmatey listened to him there; he became grave; he nodded like a man saying, "I suppose we must examine it in earnest."
Lord Ormont and his Aminta, Complete | George Meredith
British Dictionary definitions for matey
friendly or intimate; on good terms
friend or fellow: usually used in direct address
Derived forms of matey
- mateyness or matiness, noun
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