mateship
Americannoun
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the state of being a mate.
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Australian. a mode of conduct among Australian men that stresses equality, friendship, and solidarity.
noun
Etymology
Origin of mateship
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"Very confronting injuries for those boys to see, but I suppose that's mateship."
From BBC ● Jan. 19, 2026
“It’s camaraderie, it’s mateship, it’s the balance of skill and strategy … but to be honest, it’s a lot of fun,” says Australian Curling Federation President Kim Forge.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 31, 2022
I didn’t solely base my case on our hundred years of mateship, or the Anzus alliance.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 19, 2020
Three years later, he quit the "wonderful mateship" of sheep raising to enroll in art school, fearful that at 23 he had embarked on an art career too late.
From Time Magazine Archive
"I know you have, Swampy," said Brummy, affectionately—as if he considered that Swampy had done his best in the interests of mateship.
From Children of the Bush by Henry Lawson
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