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Meanings of matey (mateys) in English

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

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Examples for "chummy"
Examples for "chummy"
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They were partners in a fishing tournament, and they look rather chummy.
Dead air
2
We grew chummy and I spent many an hour in her company
The Rise of David Levinsky
3
Among the chummy Davos brigade, ideological clashes can usually be quietly forgotten.
The Guardian
4
Next, Day tried the chummy approach at getting information from the hacker.
Underground: Hacking, madness and obsession on the electronic fr...
5
Erickson and I have gotten pret-ty chummy since his wife left him.
Norway to hide: a passport to peril mystery
1
I was a railroad man, pally, before I took to the road.
Branded
2
Quite often, he became quite pally with the guilty party.
The Irish Times
3
We were all pretty pally in those days, if you see what I mean.
The Little Warrior
4
Will he seek to distance himself from Michel's pally correspondence?
The Guardian
5
Then, after a protracted pause: "What can she do to yous, pally?"
Branded
1
He'd be all palsy-walsy with you one minute, and ignore you the next.
Alpine for You
Usage of mateys in English
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What's a cock-eyed man want with a gun in his hand, eh, mateys?
In Clive's Command: A Story of the Fight for India
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Well, we are and we en't, eh, mateys?
In Clive's Command: A Story of the Fight for India
3
I asked of a bystander who these people were, and he told me that they were dockyard mateys.
Peter Simple; and, The Three Cutters, Vol. 1-2
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We'll load up all ready, mateys.
In Clive's Command: A Story of the Fight for India
5
Ay, mateys, 'twas a horrible moment!
In Clive's Command: A Story of the Fight for India
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Goin' to sea's bad enough, but the Waterman's Rest and holdin' on the slack here's worse, eh, mateys?
In Clive's Command: A Story of the Fight for India
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Up she goes, mateys .
11/22/63
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Explain to the gen'lman, mateys.
In Clive's Command: A Story of the Fight for India
9
Show a leg, mateys.
In Clive's Command: A Story of the Fight for India
10
Mateys, if you think this language too poetical, I'll translate my thought into fok'sle speech.
The Honour of the Flag
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And enjoy Talk Like a Pirate Day, Mateys!
Wired
12
"Well, mateys, did you think you'd walk out to the yacht?"
The Hilltop Boys on Lost Island
13
"Would you mind me lookin' at passes, mateys?"
The Amateur Army
14
"Good morning, mateys!" the waitress said.
Gutshot straight
15
When that hadn't worked, Peyton Palmer had to walk the plank, matey.
Calamity jayne
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Lower your sails, matey, for I be Poseidon, he whom you seek.
The Tarn of Eternity
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