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Meanings of matey in English

(Used colloquially) having the relationship of friends or pals.

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Usage of matey in English
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When that hadn't worked, Peyton Palmer had to walk the plank, matey.
Calamity jayne
2
Lower your sails, matey, for I be Poseidon, he whom you seek.
The Tarn of Eternity
3
Now's the time to put your money where your mouth is, matey.
White corridor
4
Now let me tell you something: you don't get matey with the Queen.
A journey: my political life
5
You've got a lot to learn, matey, an' that's no error.
Success to the Brave
6
When he had told them, one had exclaimed, 'That's Captain Bolitho's ship, matey!'
Relentless Pursuit
7
Here you are, matey; there's a bit of cheese and biscuits.
Three Times and Out / Told by Private Simmons, Written by Nellie...
8
I was ready to quit at one o'clock, but it didn't seem matey.
A Damsel in Distress
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Allday said, 'Changing sides again, matey?' He sounded very calm.
Beyond the Reef
10
You don't want to become too matey, just in case.
The Irish Times
11
It is not matey, like the darkness of Hackney Marshes.
Nights in London
12
What makes him such an agreeable performer is that he is so extremely matey.
The new yorker
13
Cards bored him to death, but he liked to be matey with the youngsters.
Nights in London
14
I have tried to make everything approachable without being loopily matey or absurdly simplistic.
The ode less travelled: unlocking the poet within
15
That laugh along matey matey with the abuser whilst the abused sits alone crying.
News.com.au
16
To the cook's assistant he called, ''Ere, matey, you'll 'ave to do better next time!'
Man of War
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