What is Mate?
1.
Slang for "friend" used in New Zealand, Britain, Australia and Tasmania
"What's goin' on mate?!"
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2.
1. A friend or companion.
2. A sexual partner.
1. This is my mate Eddie.
2. This is my mate Eddie.
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3.
the traditional greeting in Australia
g'day mate how r ya?
4.
A male companion to share beer and sports with.
Me and my mate go to the PUB every Friday after to work to have a beer and watch the footy.
5.
Something Kiwis say when they want to be like Australians.
Put yir sendels on maite!
6.
A word meaning friend or in some cases, the equivolent of "man". Most often used in Australia, New Zealand and Britain.
"G'day mate"
"Me and me mates hit the
pub the other night and gotplastered "
7.
Word describing a friend, recognisably Australian though also used in Britain and New Zealand. In Australia, the term is most commonly used between men, when they cannot remember each other's names.
Man 1: Hey mate, how you going?
Man 2: I'm alright mate - hey mate, isn't that a mate of yours?
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