Definition
Hello, mate! (AUS, UK): Hi friend, pal! (AUS, UK)
a mate: a friend, a companion; a sexual partner (animals)
to mate: to copulate, to reproduce, to have sex (referring to animals)
It's mating season! All the animals are finding partners so they can reproduce.
- "Joan : Eh... Cheers mate?"
- "Horatio : Oh, and if someone says something crazy to you, you just say "Cheers, mate"."
- "Hey, mate!"
- "Joan : Cheers mate!"
- "Lou : Yeah, you, mate."
- "If there's anything we can do for you, don't hesitate to yell, and in the meantime, please sit back, enjoy a beer and we'll see you in 2 days... Cheers, mate!"
- "Lou : Mate, if you come with me, we'll surf the biggest waves in the galaxy!"
- "" Cheers, mate!"
- "Well then, G'day, mate"
- "Joan : "Cheers, mate?"
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