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BUDDY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does buddy mean?
• BUDDY (noun)
The noun BUDDY has 1 sense:
1. a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
Familiarity information: BUDDY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
brother; buddy; chum; crony; pal; sidekick
Hypernyms ("buddy" is a kind of...):
friend (a person you know well and regard with affection and trust)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "buddy"):
cobber (Australian term for a pal)
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