matey

A word often used by pirates to address friends, aquaintences, or the scurvy low lifes who mopped the deck. Often used in succession with Arr.

Arr, matey, thar be ye booty!
Arr, matey, ye shivers me timbers!
Arr, matey, walk the plank!

by tainted December 30, 2004

Matey

Matey - noun

A person who you don't know the name/random person or the name is insignificant

Example: have you seen matey over there with the massive nut?

by BallBagBaggins August 28, 2019

matey

Matey is a word that, on the face of it, sounds very friendly but, on the other hand with vocal inflection can be used to sound quite the opposite.

1 - "ay-up Jim 'ows it goin' matey"?

2 - Poor old Jim trying to get some kip on a train near Birmingham in the UK keeps getting woken up by some young Yid Geezer singing. "Oy you wouldn't be so fucking happy if this were 1943 on the Reichsbahn matey"!

by swineyvee October 9, 2006

Matey

A word used by females in reference to a male, to downplay their infatuation with him. Usually utilised in conversation with other females.

Hey Becky, how did your date go with that matey on Friday?
Keisha, it went really well, I am obsessed with him!

by lilyliciousx November 13, 2019

Matey

This is Caribbean word used to describe a girl who takes another girls man or the girl a man cheats on his wife with

Girl stop acting like that you know you’re just a matey

by Caribbean definition April 13, 2019

Matey

Used as an alternative word for something that you cant remember the name of or just can't be bothered to say the full word.

"Pass the remote control" turns into "can you pass me the matey, theres sod all on this channel at the moment apart from those nobheads Ant and Dec"

by Gibs May 19, 2006

matey

A word used by northern people (From Reading)

Alrite matey, look at my tracker

by Essex April 18, 2006