MATEY

chummy, matey, pally, palsy-walsy

(adjective) (used colloquially) having the relationship of friends or pals

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

matey (comparative more matey, superlative most matey)

(UK) Sociable or friendly.

Noun

matey (plural mateys)

(informal) Diminutive of mate, friend.

(nautical, slang) A fellow sailor; often used affectedly, especially as a pirate.

Anagrams

• etyma, meaty

Source: Wiktionary



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27 April 2024

GREAT

(adjective) remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect; “a great crisis”; “had a great stake in the outcome”


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.

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