"m8" meaning in English

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      "form": "m8s",
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      "form": "m8's",
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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          "word": "mate"
        }
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        {
          "ref": "2000 January 6, \"Stuka_JV44\", “Re: Will the new semi-historical event let me play???”, in microsoft.public.games.zone.fighterace (Usenet):",
          "text": "I appreciate your attempt at help and hope the problem can be fixed so I can continue to enjoy this game and fly with my m8's, both JV44 as well as everyone else.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2002 April 18, \"DVD2\", “Have I killed my m8's Tosh ?”, in uk.comp.sys.laptops (Usenet):",
          "text": "Scratching my head a bit now and my m8 will be round tomorrow evening !!!!!!!!",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2003 March 15, \"Loop\", “ATTN:RHFULLER YOUR WRONG M8”, in alt.ftpsearch.com (Usenet):",
          "text": "Sorry m8 your rong, what up have i given out a service for free ?",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2004, Aidan Macfarlane, Ann McPherson, quoting an anonymous 13 year old girl, Bullying: the truth, →ISBN, page 22:",
          "text": "I’m really scared I was wiv my m8s n dis grl cam up strtd mouthin off n punched 2 ov em I fink I wll b nxt n im scared 1 of d grls in d grup goes 2 our skul she as dun nuffin.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2007, Chris Pawson, Eike Adams, Ralph Tanner., quoting \"NB\", “Cyberspace: A Contemporary Social Space”, in Karen Malone, editor, Child Space: An Anthropological Exploration Of Young People's Use Of Space, →ISBN, page 259:",
          "text": "I'm not their m8s and I feel great cos im free to talk to ne1 else well I was b4 but it feels real gd!!",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2009 March 13, \"Redman\", “Re:OT:Long Shot, Looking 4”, in alt.warez.uk (Usenet):",
          "text": "Tried that last night with my m8's chipped xbox, played the track, did the hotswap thing and I read you should get an error 21 if memory serves me correctly but it just froze.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
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        "Abbreviation of mate."
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          "mate",
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        "(Internet slang, text messaging) Abbreviation of mate."
      ],
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  "word": "m8"
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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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          "word": "mate"
        }
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      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2000 January 6, \"Stuka_JV44\", “Re: Will the new semi-historical event let me play???”, in microsoft.public.games.zone.fighterace (Usenet):",
          "text": "I appreciate your attempt at help and hope the problem can be fixed so I can continue to enjoy this game and fly with my m8's, both JV44 as well as everyone else.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2002 April 18, \"DVD2\", “Have I killed my m8's Tosh ?”, in uk.comp.sys.laptops (Usenet):",
          "text": "Scratching my head a bit now and my m8 will be round tomorrow evening !!!!!!!!",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2003 March 15, \"Loop\", “ATTN:RHFULLER YOUR WRONG M8”, in alt.ftpsearch.com (Usenet):",
          "text": "Sorry m8 your rong, what up have i given out a service for free ?",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2004, Aidan Macfarlane, Ann McPherson, quoting an anonymous 13 year old girl, Bullying: the truth, →ISBN, page 22:",
          "text": "I’m really scared I was wiv my m8s n dis grl cam up strtd mouthin off n punched 2 ov em I fink I wll b nxt n im scared 1 of d grls in d grup goes 2 our skul she as dun nuffin.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2007, Chris Pawson, Eike Adams, Ralph Tanner., quoting \"NB\", “Cyberspace: A Contemporary Social Space”, in Karen Malone, editor, Child Space: An Anthropological Exploration Of Young People's Use Of Space, →ISBN, page 259:",
          "text": "I'm not their m8s and I feel great cos im free to talk to ne1 else well I was b4 but it feels real gd!!",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2009 March 13, \"Redman\", “Re:OT:Long Shot, Looking 4”, in alt.warez.uk (Usenet):",
          "text": "Tried that last night with my m8's chipped xbox, played the track, did the hotswap thing and I read you should get an error 21 if memory serves me correctly but it just froze.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
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        "Abbreviation of mate."
      ],
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          "mate",
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      ],
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