If a guy starts texting you calling you mate is he putting me straight in the friendzone category?

If a boy starts calling you mate in a text is he friendzoning you? We've talked about having sex etc But randomly he will just say something like 'mate what are you talking about' I can tell he's not the type of lad that will call you babe etc.. I'm not being funny but i wouldn't start calling a lad mate, if I was trying to hit on them.. It's so chavy and not attractive.
If a guy starts texting you calling you mate is he putting me straight in the friendzone category?
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