buddies

Variant of buddy

buddy definition

☆ buddy (bud′ē)

noun pl. buddies -·dies

  1. a close friend; companion; comrade; esp., a comrade in arms
  2. either of two persons paired off in a partnership arrangement (buddy system) for mutual help and protection, as in combat or in children's camp activities

Etymology: < ?

intransitive verb buddied -·died, buddying -·dy·ing

Informal to associate as a buddy or buddies

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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