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Definition of Matey
1. Adjective. (used colloquially) having the relationship of friends or pals.
Language type: Colloquialism
Similar to: Friendly
Derivative terms: Chum, Chumminess, Mate
Definition of Matey
1. Adjective. (U.K.) Sociable or friendly. ¹
2. Noun. (informal) (diminutive of materue), friend. ¹
3. Noun. (nautical slang) A fellow sailor; ''often used affectedly, especially as a pirate''. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Matey
1. a friend [n -EYS] / companionable [adj MATIER, MATIEST] - See also: companionable
Lexicographical Neighbors of Matey
Literary usage of Matey
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Soldier Songs by Patrick MacGill (1917)
"Over the top is cold, matey— You lie on the field alone, Didn'tI love you of old,
matey, Dearer than the blood of my own? ..."
2. From the Front; Trench Poetry edited by Clarence Edward Andrews (1918)
"Over the top is cold, matey— You lie on the field alone, Didn'tI love you of old,
matey, Dearer than the blood of my own? ..."
3. From the Front; Trench Poetry by Clarence Edward Andrews (1918)
"Over the top is cold, matey— You lie on the field alone, Didn'tI love you of old,
matey, Dearer than the blood of my own? ..."
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