maatie, noun2

Forms:
Also matie.
Origin:
AfrikaansShow more maat + -ie, influenced by Afrikaans maatjie.
slang
maat sense 2.
1970 D.J. Olivier Informant, Johannesburg, GautengWe are ‘maaties’, aren’t we (we are chums).
1974 Drum 22 Sept. 10I tell you, matie, if she could get hold of a panga herself, she sure would have enjoyed using it!
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