Definition of mates
mate 
noun
- friend.
My mates are coming over later.
Citation from Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002 film) blacked out to resolve Google's penalty against this site.
Citation from "Trust", Wilfred (TV), Season 1 Episode 2 (2011) blacked out to resolve Google's penalty against this site.
Citation from "Episode 1", Misfits (TV), Season 1 Episode 1 (2009) blacked out to resolve Google's penalty against this site.Mate I am so sorry.
- See more words with the same meaning: friend, friends.
Last edited on May 02 2013. Submitted by Stu S. from Australia on Sep 03 2005.
- form of address for a male whose name one doesn't know; "man", "dude".
Hey mate, spare a cigarette?
Citation from "For British Eyes Only", Arrested Development (TV, 2005), Season 3 Episode 2 blacked out to resolve Google's penalty against this site.- See more words with the same meaning: man, men, male.
Last edited on Jan 28 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 31 2009.
- form of address for a male.
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Citation from "Funhouse", Lie To Me (TV), Season 3 Episode 9 (2011) blacked out to resolve Google's penalty against this site.
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Citation from "Episode 5", Whites (TV), Season 1 Episode 5 (2010) blacked out to resolve Google's penalty against this site.- See more words with the same meaning: man, men, male.
Last edited on Dec 20 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Nov 29 2010.
- form of address for a friend.
Citation from "Fear", Wilfred (TV), Season 1 Episode 3 (2011) blacked out to resolve Google's penalty against this site.
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Citation from "Isolation", Wilfred (US TV), Season 1 Episode 10 (2011) blacked out to resolve Google's penalty against this site.Last edited on Oct 25 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Jul 26 2011.
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Other terms relating to 'friend, friends': | |
| Definitions include: a male. | |
| Definitions include: a person with poor personal style. | |
| Definitions include: friend; "dude". | |
| Definitions include: homework. | |
| Definitions include: A true friend, reserved for only the closest of pals. (friends help you move, true friends help you move the bodies). | |
| Definitions include: a friend or acquaintance. | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "friend of a friend". | |
| Definitions include: homie. From rap music. | |
| Definitions include: See also the man. | |
| Definitions include: close companions whose friendship may contain romantic or sexual interest without an official commitment. | |
| Definitions include: a female friend. | |
| Definitions include: Promotional items branded with company logos given away for free. | |
| Definitions include: form of address for a friend. | |
| Definitions include: a good friend that is more like a brother. | |
| Definitions include: "sister". | |
Other terms relating to 'man, men, male': | |
| Definitions include: one who is good with the opposite sex. | |
| Definitions include: a male. | |
| Definitions include: an attractive male. | |
| Definitions include: "married white male". | |
| Definitions include: variant of bro. | |
| Definitions include: alternate pronunciation of bro. | |
| Definitions include: a coward. | |
| Definitions include: affectionate form of address for a male child. | |
| Definitions include: a male. | |
| Definitions include: an older attractive man. Referring to Harrison Ford. | |
| Definitions include: a male slut. | |
| Definitions include: Selling drugs. | |
| Definitions include: form of address for a male friend. | |
| Definitions include: the average male. | |
| Definitions include: woman. | |
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Other terms relating to 'mate': | |
| Definitions include: a person with whom one shares a flat; "roommate". | |
| Definitions include: the price charged for goods or services to someone that one knows. | |
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