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B0530100 (bŭd′ē) Informal n. pl. bud·dies 1. A good friend; a comrade.2. A partner, especially one of a pair or team associated under the buddy system.3. Friend or comrade; chum. Used as a form of familiar address, especially for a man or boy: Watch it, buddy.intr.v. bud·died, bud·dy·ing, bud·dies To associate as a buddy or buddies: buddied around with the older guys.Phrasal Verb: buddy up To ingratiate oneself, as by presuming friendship: buddied up to the coach in hopes of making the team.

[Probably alteration of brother.]

buddy

(ˈbʌdɪ) n, pl -dies1. chiefly US and Canadian an informal word for friend Also called (as a term of address): bud 2. (Social Welfare) a volunteer who visits and gives help and support to a person suffering from AIDS3. (Social Welfare) a volunteer who gives help and support to a person who has become disabled but is returning to workvb, -dying or -died (Social Welfare) (intr) to act as a buddy to a person suffering from AIDS[C19: probably a baby-talk variant (US) of brother]

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(ˈbʌd i)

n., pl. -dies, n. 1. a friend, comrade, or partner; chum. v.i. 2. to become friendly or work closely together (usu. fol. by up or with). [1840–50, Amer.]

buddy

Past participle: buddied
Gerund: buddying

Imperative
buddy
buddy

Present
I buddy
you buddy
he/she/it buddies
we buddy
you buddy
they buddy

Preterite
I buddied
you buddied
he/she/it buddied
we buddied
you buddied
they buddied

Present Continuous
I am buddying
you are buddying
he/she/it is buddying
we are buddying
you are buddying
they are buddying

Present Perfect
I have buddied
you have buddied
he/she/it has buddied
we have buddied
you have buddied
they have buddied

Past Continuous
I was buddying
you were buddying
he/she/it was buddying
we were buddying
you were buddying
they were buddying

Past Perfect
I had buddied
you had buddied
he/she/it had buddied
we had buddied
you had buddied
they had buddied

Future
I will buddy
you will buddy
he/she/it will buddy
we will buddy
you will buddy
they will buddy

Future Perfect
I will have buddied
you will have buddied
he/she/it will have buddied
we will have buddied
you will have buddied
they will have buddied

Future Continuous
I will be buddying
you will be buddying
he/she/it will be buddying
we will be buddying
you will be buddying
they will be buddying

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been buddying
you have been buddying
he/she/it has been buddying
we have been buddying
you have been buddying
they have been buddying

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been buddying
you will have been buddying
he/she/it will have been buddying
we will have been buddying
you will have been buddying
they will have been buddying

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been buddying
you had been buddying
he/she/it had been buddying
we had been buddying
you had been buddying
they had been buddying

Conditional
I would buddy
you would buddy
he/she/it would buddy
we would buddy
you would buddy
they would buddy

Past Conditional
I would have buddied
you would have buddied
he/she/it would have buddied
we would have buddied
you would have buddied
they would have buddied

Thesaurus

Noun

buddy - a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activitieschum, crony, pal, sidekick, brothercobber - Australian term for a palfriend - a person you know well and regard with affection and trust; "he was my best friend at the university"

buddy

noun (Chiefly U.S. & Canad.) friend, mate (informal), pal, companion, comrade, chum (informal), crony, main man (slang, chiefly U.S.), homeboy (slang, chiefly U.S.), cobber (Austral. or old-fashioned N.Z. informal) We became great buddies.

buddy

noun1. Informal. A person whom one knows well, likes, and trusts:amigo, brother, chum, confidant, confidante, familiar, friend, intimate, mate, pal.Informal: bud.Slang: sidekick.2. Informal. One who shares interests or activities with another:associate, chum, companion, comrade, crony, fellow, mate.Informal: pal.

Translations

伙伴朋友

buddy

(ˈbadi) – plural ˈbuddies – noun (especially American) a friend. 朋友，伙伴

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bosom buddy

One's close or closest friend; a friend one holds dear to one's heart. We grew up right next door to each other, so we have been bosom buddies since we were kids.See also: bosom, buddy

buddy up

1. To pair together with someone. OK, kids, buddy up and start working on the assignment.2. To be overly or obnoxiously friendly with someone, often for personal gain. He's clearly buddying up to the teacher so that she'll relent and give him extra credit. The new guy needs to calm down and stop trying so hard to buddy up with us.See also: buddy, up

buddy up to (someone)

To be overly or obnoxiously friendly with someone, often for personal gain. He's clearly buddying up to the teacher so that she'll relent and give him extra credit. The new guy needs to calm down and stop trying so hard to buddy up to us.See also: buddy, up

buddy up with (someone)

1. To pair together with someone. OK, kids, buddy up with a partner and start working on the assignment.2. To be overly or obnoxiously friendly with someone, often for personal gain. He's clearly buddying up with the teacher so that she'll relent and give him extra credit. The new guy needs to calm down and stop trying so hard to buddy up with us.See also: buddy, up

buddy-buddy

Overly or obnoxiously friendly with someone, often for personal gain. He's clearly buddy-buddy with the teacher now so that she'll relent and give him extra credit. The new guy needs to calm down and stop trying so hard to be buddy-buddy with us.

fuckbuddy

vulgar slang Someone with whom one has casual sexual interactions without the commitment of a formal relationship. After two long, ultimately painful relationships, I'm just looking to find a fuckbuddy these days. John says he and Susan are just fuckbuddies, but I think he's falling for her.

good buddy

1. One's close friend. Yeah, I spend a lot of time with Pat, but I'm not dating him—he's just my good buddy.2. A term of address on CB radio. A: "I'm going to pull over up ahead." B: "10-4, good buddy."See also: buddy, good

bosom buddy

and bosom pala close friend; one's closest friend. Of course I know Perry. He is one of my bosom pals.See also: bosom, buddy

buddy up (with someone)

to join with another person to form a pair that will do something together or share something. I buddied up with Carl, and we helped each other on the hike. Carl and I buddied up, and we shared a canoe.See also: buddy, up

buddy up (with someone)

buddy up

Be very friendly, as in He is always wanting to buddy up with me, but I don't really like him. [Slang; early 1900s] See also: buddy, up

buddy up

v.1. To pair up and work closely with someone: Each camper had to buddy up with a friend when swimming. The students buddied up when asked to select locker partners.2. buddy up to To become overly friendly or familiar with someone, especially in order to gain his or her favor: The new worker buddied up to the office secretary.See also: buddy, up

buddy up to someone

in. to become very friendly toward someone. Why are you buddying up to me? I don’t even know you. See also: buddy, someone, up

buddy up (with someone)

in. to share living space with someone; to share something with someone. Let’s buddy up, okay? See also: buddy, someone, up

buddy up

verbSee buddy up with someoneSee also: buddy, up

buddy-buddy

(ˈbədiˈbədi) mod. friendly; too friendly. Why is that guy so buddy-buddy with me?

fuck buddy

and fuck puppet n. a sexual partner with whom one has no romantic or nonsexual interests. (Usually objectionable.) Bob an Barb are just fuck buddies. They really don’t care a thing about each other. She showed up about midnight with her cheap fuck puppet in tow. See also: buddy, fuck

good buddy

n. a friend; a partner. (Citizens band radio. Also a term of address.) John’s my good buddy. See also: buddy, good

bosom buddy/friend

An intimate friend. This turn of phrase for denoting a very dear associate is found in both the Old and New Testaments. Nathan says it “lay in his bosom and was unto him as a daughter” (2 Samuel 12:3), and in the Gospel of St. John, John, often called the “beloved disciple,” is described as the bosom friend of Jesus. In his “Ode to Autumn” John Keats wrote, “Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness, close bosom-friend of the maturing sun.” By this time “bosom friend” was also a euphemism for body lice, and Jonathan Swift’s Polite Conversation (1738) includes the pun, “I’m afraid your Bosom Friends are become your Backbiters.” The alliterative bosom buddy is of later provenance; the word “buddy,” for comrade or chum, dates from the mid-nineteenth century and originated in America. See also boon companion.See also: bosom, buddy, friend

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noun friend

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noun a person whom one knows well, likes, and trusts

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noun one who shares interests or activities with another

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noun a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities

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