Antonyms for buddy
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : buhd-ee |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈbʌd i |
Definition of buddy
Origin :- 1850, American English, possibly an alteration of brother, or from British colloquial butty "companion" (1802), itself perhaps a variant of booty in booty fellow "confederate who shares plunder" (1520s). But butty, meaning "work-mate," also was a localized dialect word in England and Wales, attested since 18c., and long associated with coal miners. Short form bud is attested from 1851. Reduplicated form buddy-buddy (adj.) attested by 1952, American English.
- Lenny Kent, a long-time fave here, is really in his element. ... After four weeks here he's got everone in town saying, "Hiya, Buddy, Buddy" with a drawl simulating his. [Review of Ned Schuyler's 5 O'Clock Club, Miami Beach, Fla., "Billboard," Nov. 12, 1949]
- Buddy system attested from 1920.
- noun friend
- I could figure out how mother might be able not to see anything but good in Buddy.
- Extract from : « Shorty McCabe » by Sewell Ford
- Just about then, though, Buddy seemed to have got a bulletin over a special wire.
- Extract from : « Shorty McCabe » by Sewell Ford
- He was an Irish buddy tae, but there were severals converted.
- Extract from : « St. Cuthbert's » by Robert E. Knowles
- You know, buddy, somebody ought to teach guys like you a lesson.
- Extract from : « Pagan Passions » by Gordon Randall Garrett
- It wasn't fair to kick your buddy in the face or get on his ear.
- Extract from : « The Delta of the Triple Elevens » by William Elmer Bachman
- Any kind of a fox, deceased or otherwise, is fair game for Buddy.
- Extract from : « Torchy As A Pa » by Sewell Ford
- Anyway, it did Buddy a lot of good and must have been fine practice.
- Extract from : « Torchy As A Pa » by Sewell Ford
- No doubt about Buddy's being glad to see me on them occasions.
- Extract from : « Torchy As A Pa » by Sewell Ford
- Her theory was good, only Buddy didn't care to gnaw his bone on an evening edition.
- Extract from : « Torchy As A Pa » by Sewell Ford
- So Buddy gets off by being informed stern that he'd a bad, bad dog.
- Extract from : « Torchy As A Pa » by Sewell Ford
Synonyms for buddy
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