matey
Example Sentences
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“You don’t get matey with the Queen,” recalled former British prime minister Tony Blair.
From Washington Post • Sep. 9, 2022
He can be matey or imperious as the fancy takes him.
From Golf Digest • May 5, 2020
He is very matey even if there must be 20 years between us.
From The Guardian • Nov. 1, 2019
His jokey conference speeches and matey persona had made him a favourite among grassroots party activists, who saw him as one of their own.
From BBC • May 23, 2017
“Harr, matey, I do!” he said, quite convincingly.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
