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matey

Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Sociable; friendly.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective colloquial having the relationship of friends or pals.

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  • adjective UK Sociable or friendly.
  • noun informal Diminutive of mate, friend.
  • noun nautical, slang A fellow sailor; often used affectedly, especially as a pirate.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective (used colloquially) having the relationship of friends or pals

Etymologies

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From mate +‎ -y.

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synonyms (3)

Words with the same meaning

  1. chummy
  2. pally
  3. palsy-walsy

equivalents (1)

Other words for 'matey'

  1. friendly

same context (19)

Words that are found in similar contexts

  1. aout
  2. arguin'
  3. c'mon
  4. chap
  5. copper-brown
  6. debbil
  7. debil
  8. dorg
  9. ere
  10. frien
  11. hocus
  12. lit'le
  13. marse
  14. mas'r
  15. messmate
  16. mistis
  17. moster
  18. swimmin'
  19. worrywart

rhymes (9)

Words with the same terminal sound

  1. Haiti
  2. Kati
  3. Katie
  4. Katy
  5. Kuwaiti
  6. eighty
  7. kati
  8. platy
  9. weighty

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  • tbtabby commented on the word matey

    You can turn any love song into a sea chantey by substituting "matey" for "baby."

    September 2, 2009