No-Matesn.

Brit.

/ˈnəʊmeɪts/, U.S.

/ˈnoʊˈmeɪts/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: no adj., mate n.²

Etymology: < no adj. + the plural of mate n.², probably popularized by use as a T-shirt slogan in the early 1990s (see quot. 1993).

British colloquial.

A person (usually a man) regarded as lonely or having no friends. Usually as a humorous surname used with a generic first name, as Billy No-Mates, etc.

ΚΠ

1993 Sunday Tel. (Nexis) 3 Oct. 2 Even in our nightclubs the nerds are on the increase, drinking lager and lime and wearing Billy No Mates T-shirts.

1995 Scotsman (Electronic ed.) 13 Oct. Alone in the library like a real Norman No-Mates.

1998 Scotl. on Sunday (Electronic ed.) 20 Sept. Try this in the pub for that instant ‘no-mates’ sensation.

2000 Oxf. Times 4 Aug. 17 I have never been obsessed with the Queen Mother. That would imply that I was a sad Johnny No-Mates-type character.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	no-mates
释义	No-Matesn. Brit. /ˈnəʊmeɪts/, U.S. /ˈnoʊˈmeɪts/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: no adj., mate n.² Etymology: < no adj. + the plural of mate n.², probably popularized by use as a T-shirt slogan in the early 1990s (see quot. 1993). British colloquial. A person (usually a man) regarded as lonely or having no friends. Usually as a humorous surname used with a generic first name, as Billy No-Mates, etc. ΚΠ 1993 Sunday Tel. (Nexis) 3 Oct. 2 Even in our nightclubs the nerds are on the increase, drinking lager and lime and wearing Billy No Mates T-shirts. 1995 Scotsman (Electronic ed.) 13 Oct. Alone in the library like a real Norman No-Mates. 1998 Scotl. on Sunday (Electronic ed.) 20 Sept. Try this in the pub for that instant ‘no-mates’ sensation. 2000 Oxf. Times 4 Aug. 17 I have never been obsessed with the Queen Mother. That would imply that I was a sad Johnny No-Mates-type character. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1993
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