noun
- plural of matey; friends or companions
Usage: informal; chiefly British
Examples
- Come on, mateys, let’s get going!
- He called out to his mateys across the playground.
- The old sailor greeted his mateys at the pub.
- All my mateys from school are coming to the party.
- She’s one of my best mateys from university.
- The captain addressed his crew as mateys.