English

Proper noun

Buddy

1. A male nickname.
2. (rare, chiefly US) A male given name.

See also

• Bud

English

Noun

buddy ‎(plural buddies)

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

• See also Wikisaurus:friend

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

buddy ‎(third-person singular simple present buddies, present participle buddying, simple past and past participle buddied)

1. To assign a buddy, or partner.
   • 2007, Philip Briggs & Danny Edmunds, Mozambique: The Bradt Travel Guide, ISBN 1841621773, page 86:

     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.