Buddy

Definitions

1. A friend or casual acquaintance.
2. A male nickname.
3. A partner for a particular activity.
4. A male given name from English.
   US, rare
5. An informal and friendly address to a stranger, usually male; a friendly (or occasionally antagonistic) placeholder name for a person one does not know.
6. A given name for a dog.

Equivalents

Examples

“They have⟳ been buddies since they were in school.”

“He told us we ought to think⟳ of Jesus as our buddy and all. He said he talked to Jesus all the time. Even when he was driving his car. That killed me.”

“drinking buddies”

“training buddies [mentor/mentee]”

“Hey, buddy, I think⟳ you dropped this.”

CEFR level