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bosom buddy

bosom buddy noun: a very close friend.

Noun

bosom buddy (plural bosom buddies)

  1. (informal) A very close friend.
    • He made a telephone call to his bosom buddy, drinking companion and confidant, CBS Sports Director Bill MacPhail.1967 January 13, Paul O'Neil, “Super Bowl's Superman”, in Life, retrieved 23 Nov 2010, page 78
    • Although they were far from bosom buddies, she liked Mary Jackson as much as anyone on the street.1996, Stephen King, The Regulators, Penguin, →ISBN

Synonyms of bosom buddy

Forms of bosom buddy

pluralbosom buddies

Questions about bosom buddy

What does bosom buddy mean?
Bosom buddy means a very close friend.
What part of speech is bosom buddy?
Bosom buddy is a noun.
What is the plural of bosom buddy?
The plural of bosom buddy is bosom buddies.

Words near bosom buddy in the dictionary

  1. Bosno-
  2. bosns
  3. Boso
  4. bosom
  5. bosom buddies
  6. bosom buddy
  7. bosom friend
  8. bosom friends
  9. bosome
  10. bosomed
  11. bosomes

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