escargot
Disciple of Marduk
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If the jargon of a half-century ago were still common, I'd have wondered if 'PAD-mates' had been mis-heard and the reference was indeed specific to those living in the same quarters.
'Padmate' means the same as 'cellmate' in British prisons.