buddy

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The definition of a buddy is a good friend, a comrade, one who is part of a pair.

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  1. noun A good friend; a comrade.
  2. noun A partner, especially one of a pair or team associated under the buddy system.
  3. noun Friend or comrade; chum. Used as a form of familiar address, especially for a man or boy: Watch it, buddy.
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  • Well, scream buddy is a portable space for screaming. —  Neil Gershenfeld on Fab Labs
  • When a user screams into scream buddy, their scream is silenced. —  Neil Gershenfeld on Fab Labs
  • Unfortunately, this time, your buddy was the upchuckee It was a freak accident. —  F ;SF; - vol 090 issue 06 - June 1996
  • The last channel available was showing a buddy-buddy, black cop, white cop bonding movie. —  Death of a Dentist
  • Dad pointed at me and said a few hard words, and suddenly the bull-buddy was angry enough to forget that he was fat and old. —  Asimov'sSF,December2006
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pal ·  sweetheart ·  chum ·  girlfriend ·  mentor ·  crony ·  partner ·  classmate ·  boss ·  colleague ·  boyfriend ·  comrade

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buddy:   buddies
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/ˈbədi/
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