buddy (redirected from buddied)

bud·dy  (bd) 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.

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[Probably alteration of brother.]

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buddy

Noun

pl -dies

1. Chiefly US & Canad informal a friend

2. a volunteer who helps and supports a person suffering from AIDS

Verb

[-dies, -dying, -died]

to act as a buddy to (a person suffering from AIDS) [probably variant of brother]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

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

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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., N.Z. (old-fashioned), (informal) E hoa N.Z.

Translations

buddy [ˈbʌdɪ] n (US) → compañero, compinche m

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buddy [ˈbʌdɪ] n (US) → copain m

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buddy [ˈbʌdɪ] (US) n → Kumpel m

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buddy [ˈbʌdɪ] n (US) → compagno

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buddy

n buddy [ˈbadi]

(especially American) a friend. vriend, maat صَديق приятел kamarád, kámoš ven; kammerat der Kumpel φιλαράκι amigote semu, kaaslane دوست؛ رفیق kaveri copain, copine חָבֶר एक मित्र kompa, prijatelj haver sahabat amico, compagno 相棒 단짝 draugužis draugs; vecais zēns kawan maat kamerat, kompis kumpel compincha amic дружище kamarád, kamoš prijatelj ortak kompis, polare เพื่อน arkadaş, ahbap 伙伴 приятель دوست bạn thân 伙伴