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buddy

/bʌd.i/ · noun

Meaning

  1. A friend or casual acquaintance.
  2. A partner for a particular activity.
  3. An informal and friendly address to a stranger; a friendly (or occasionally antagonistic) placeholder name for a person one does not know.
  4. To assign a buddy, or partner, to.
  5. Resembling a bud.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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