Matey

Adjective

Definitionen

1.AdjectiveSociable or friendly.

"You've been very matey with that new bird."

2.NounDiminutive of mate, friend.

"Hello, matey, just back from the pub?"

3.NounA fellow sailor; often used affectedly, especially when portraying a pirate.

"Ahoy mateys, scrub the deck!"

4.NounA dockyard worker.

5.NounAlternative form of maty (“native house servant in India”).

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