buddy
/bʌd.i/
noun
- 1
A friend or casual acquaintance.
“They have been buddies since they were in school.”
- 2
A partner for a particular activity.
“drinking buddies”
- 3
An informal and friendly address to a stranger; a friendly (or occasionally antagonistic) placeholder name for a person one does not know.
“Hey, buddy, I think you dropped this.”
verb
- 1
To assign a buddy, or partner, to.
adjective
- 1
Resembling a bud.
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