Definition of "buddy" []

• A good friend; a comrade. (noun)
• A partner, especially one of a pair or team associated under the buddy system. (noun)
• Friend or comrade; chum. Used as a form of familiar address, especially for a man or boy: Watch it, buddy. (noun)
• To associate as a buddy or buddies: buddied around with the older guys. (verb-intransitive)
• Buddy up To ingratiate oneself, as by presuming friendship: buddied up to the coach in hopes of making the team. (phrasal-verb)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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