2007-10-13 00:23:27 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
nah i here it WAY too often over here in Oz =P haha they just sound like silly bogans haha =P
xxoo
2007-10-13 00:26:26 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I looked through your answers' so far I seen alot of talk about who can or cannot be a mate. So I went to:
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
Main Entry: 3mate
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, probably from Middle Low German mÄt; akin to Old English gemetta guest at one's table, mete food — more at meat
Date: 14th century
1 a (1): associate, companion (2)chiefly British : an assistant to a more skilled worker : helper (3)chiefly British : friend, buddy —often used as a familiar form of address barchaic : match, peer
2: a deck officer on a merchant ship ranking below the captain
3: one of a pair: as a: either member of a couple and especially a married couple b: either member of a breeding pair of animals c: either of two matched objects
I would use it in the third Defination a.
The answer is: If you think its cute when guys say mate, Then I'll start saying mate to you. And yes All my mates are female. They are the only bed-mates I'd want. Even if I worked on a ship.
2007-10-13 20:24:07 · answer #2 · answered by ravenscardarkhope 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
maybe you think that 'cos you don't hear it much in America so it's kind of a novelty.
over here in England it's just an everyday word, same as in Oz, NZ, Ireland and a couple other places. It's probably over-used if anything.
you wouldn't normally call a member of the opposite sex 'mate' though 'cos it would be a bit like saying ''I think of you as one of the guys and nothing more'', so you would have to be sure they are okay with that , if you're just good friends and are both okay with that then it would fine though.
2007-10-13 07:33:21 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No , no mate does not mean cute. Cute is a little beautiful. Mate is someone officer working in a ship. If the officer is good looking we can call him handsome. So this mate means, an officer who can be cute or not. I am not working in a ship but my cousin does and I know about mates.
2007-10-13 07:33:03 · answer #4 · answered by Paco 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Well yeah! It's kinda cute shows male bonding especially in Australia. I think all kinds of endearments are cute! Females calling females 'Sweetie' etc!!!
2007-10-13 07:49:05 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
Yes
2007-10-13 07:29:22 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope
2007-10-13 13:52:19 · answer #7 · answered by Tigger 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No way, your not a mate your a female. I think mate for only be applied to same sex friends.
I also think it really funny when Americans refer to there females friends as girlfriends, any one else think that too!!!?
2007-10-13 07:33:27 · answer #8 · answered by Woosie 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
mate is a common word in Australia.
2007-10-13 07:26:40 · answer #9 · answered by Winter Love 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no but i'm a guy so i would hope not. though i do love the way aussies talk it's kinda my new hobby to learn the local slang
2007-10-13 07:30:07 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋