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Meaning
Adj
●
In British English:
Sociable or friendly.
Noun
●
Diminutive of
mate
, friend.
●
In Nautical:
A
fellow
sailor
; often used
affectedly
, especially when
portraying
a pirate.
●
In Nautical:
A
dockyard
worker.
Name
●
A
surname
from the Slavic languages.
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Origin
matey
English
-y
English
-y
Middle English (1100-1500)
mate
English
Sourced from
Etym
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Rhymes
Haiti
Matey
Eighty
Weighty
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