matey
Example Sentences
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He can be matey or imperious as the fancy takes him.
From Golf Digest • May 5, 2020
His discussions of Gorey’s work tend to be brief and shallow, and the writing is annoyingly matey.
From The New Yorker • Dec. 3, 2018
He relished being matey with the ultras and was seemingly blase about their darker dealings.
From The Guardian • Dec. 1, 2016
That doesn't mean being matey with them all the time, because you've got to say tough things to people, that they don't want to hear.
From BBC • Jun. 30, 2015
Ross Wilcox took it, acting all matey to remind me we're not.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
