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matey
1[ mey-tee ]
noun
Chiefly British Informal.
plural mateys.
- comrade; chum; buddy.
matey
2[ mey-tee ]
adjective
Chiefly British Informal.
- sociable; friendly:
a matey chat.
matey
/ ˈɪɪ /
adjective
- friendly or intimate; on good terms
noun
- friend or fellow: usually used in direct address
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Derived Forms
- ˈٱԱ, noun
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Other 51Թ Forms
- ٱy·Ա i·Ա noun
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Everyone says “Aye, matey,” and just like that, I’m president of a brand-new club.
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It doesn't match his public persona of the matey, personable, empathetic royal.
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“You don’t get matey with the Queen,” recalled former British prime minister Tony Blair.
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Former prime minister Tony Blair wrote in his memoirs, too, that she might be “matey with you, but don’t try to reciprocate or you get ‘The Look.’
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He can be matey or imperious as the fancy takes him.
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