Buddy

noun

/bʌd.i/

Word Frequency: 3.2

Definitions

1.nounA friend or casual acquaintance.

"They have been buddies since they were in school."

2.nounA partner for a particular activity.

"drinking buddies"

3.nounAn 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."

4.verbTo assign a buddy, or partner, to.

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