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buddyhood

buddyhood noun: the state of being buddies; friendship, camaraderie.

Noun

buddyhood (uncountable)

  1. The state of being buddies; friendship, camaraderie.
    • Anyway, when Foley meets Dawn, Cundo’s assumptions about buddyhood are immediately given the lie.2009 May 11, Janet Maslin, “Buddy, That Was No Lady, That Was My Pharaoh”, in New York Times

Origin of buddyhood

From buddy + -hood.

Questions about buddyhood

What does buddyhood mean?
Buddyhood means the state of being buddies; friendship, camaraderie.
What part of speech is buddyhood?
Buddyhood is a noun.

Words near buddyhood in the dictionary

  1. buddy taping
  2. buddy up
  3. buddy wrapping
  4. buddy-buddies
  5. buddy-buddy
  6. buddyhood
  7. buddying
  8. buddying up
  9. buddyish
  10. buddylist
  11. buddylists

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