mat

adj

1. Alternative form of matte (“not reflecting light”).

   “Frons mat black, orbits slightly paler, more greyish; mesonotum distinctly mat, greyish-black, but with some subshine; […]”

name

1. A diminutive of the male given name Matthew.
2. a Malay man

noun

Etymology: From Russian мат (mat), abbreviated from the expression ма́терная брань (máternaja branʹ), ultimately from мать (matʹ, “mother”).

1. Vulgar, obscene, or profane language in Russian and some other Slavic language communities.

   “Most teenagers go through times when they use mat "rather heavily" among themselves. I guess they associate it with being adults. In most cases though this goes away pretty fast, usually when they start dating girls. Using mat rather heavily after graduating from university is a differnet^([sic]) matter.”

   “Don't you people have anything better to do than collecting mat. I still can't undestand why people in (and from) the ex-USSR like to swear so much.”

verb

Etymology: Compare matte.

1. Alternative form of matte (“to produce a dull, lustreless surface on metal”).