Thread: is the word 'mate' as in 'mating' good in human context?
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Old 10-06-2010, 06:01 AM  
Paul Markham
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Originally Posted by halfpint View Post
over here in the uk it means friend we say " hello mate how u doing" or "Im just going down the pub with my mate"
Mate is a term for someone between a friend and an acquaintance. Or any stranger you meet.
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