buddies

Noun

buddy (plural buddies)

1. A friend or casual acquaintance.
   • They have been buddies since they were in school.

   Synonyms:

   bud, butty, mate, babber, billy, bredrin, bruv, buddo, chaver, china

2. A partner for a particular activity.
   • drinking buddies

   Synonyms:

   companion, partner

   1. A workmate assigned to work closely with another.
      • Near-synonym: butty
3. An informal and friendly address to a stranger, usually male; a friendly (or occasionally antagonistic) placeholder name for a person one does not know.
   • Hey, buddy, I think you dropped this.

   Synonyms:

   mate, fellow

See all 10 meanings of buddy