Sekirov Dictionary

buddy

/ˈbʌdi/

noun 4
adjective 1
pronoun 1
verb 1
forms 5
phrases 1

noun4

•
a friend, or a person you know and like without being close to them
- They have been buddies since they were in school.
•
An informal and friendly address to a stranger, usually male; a friendly (or occasionally antagonistic) placeholder name for a person one does not know.
- Hey, buddy, I think you dropped this.
•
A partner for a particular activity.
- drinking buddies
•
A workmate assigned to work closely with another.
- training buddies [mentor/mentee]

adjective1

•
Resembling a bud.
- Some of the dwarfer varieties are full of buddy growths in the early stages and these must be cut down and thrown away. — 1963

pronoun1

•
A person far removed from the conversation.
- I found some earphones in the pocket, buddy must have been pissed.
- Buddy's loaded. 'Got like three houses.

verb1

•
To assign a buddy, or partner, to.
- If you are being formally buddied, have a good chat with your buddy and find out their interests -- these should more or less match your own. — 2007

forms

buddied · buddying · buddies · more buddy · most buddy

Phrases with buddy

buddy up
To ally with, team up with, cooperate with.

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