Buddy

Pronunciation

• IPA: /bÊŒ.di/
• Rhymes: -ÊŒdi

Origin

• Colloquial butty (1802), meaning companion, also the form of an older dialect term meaning workmate, associated with coal mining. Itself believed derived from booty fellow (1530), a partner with whom one shares booty or loot. http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=buddy
• Sometimes referred to in North American dictionaries as an alteration of brother.

Full definition of buddy

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 placeholder name for a person one does not know.Hey, buddy, I think you dropped this.

Synonyms

• friend or acquaintance: mate
• address to a stranger: mate

Derived terms

• buddy store
• buddy system
• buddy up
• Buddyroll
• fuck buddy

Verb

1. To assign a buddy, or partner.
• 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.