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Synonyms of dawg

47 similar words

Another word for dawg is babber. Other synonyms of dawg are billy, bredrin, bruv, bud and buddo.

Synonyms and similar words for dawg

nounTerm of address for a close, usually male, friend.

  • babber UKA friend.
  • billy UK
  • bredrinA close male friend, family member, or comrade.
  • bruv UKBrother, mate, friend.
  • bud Canada, USBuddy, friend.
  • buddo Canada, USBuddy, friend.
  • buddy Canada, USA friend or casual acquaintance.
  • butty UK
  • chaverA friend or comrade; a chavrusa.
  • china UK
  • chuck UK
  • chum UKA friend; a pal.
  • cock Australia, UK
  • cocker UK
  • cobber Australia
  • compadreA friend or companion.
  • comrade
  • companion
  • cove AustraliaMan; fellow.
  • cronyA close friend.
  • dudeA man, generally a younger man.
  • duck UK
  • famA term of endearment between friends; derived from "family" but not used between relatives.
  • fettler UK
  • friend
  • geez UKInformal address to a male.
  • geezer UKA male person.
  • ginkA guy, a fellow, especially (derogatory) a foolish, unworldly, or socially inept man; a goof.
  • good old boy
  • homeskilletA close friend; homie; homeboy.
  • homie USA close friend or fellow member of a youth gang.
  • lover UK
  • marrow UK
  • mate Australia, UKA friend, usually of the same sex.
  • matey UK
  • mucker UK
  • old bean UKAn old friend; an old chap or fellow.
  • pal
  • pardner US
  • peeps
  • shag UK
  • sportA friend or acquaintance (chiefly used when speaking to the friend in question).
  • surry UKFriend.
  • tovarishComrade, especially with reference to the former USSR.
  • wantokA close comrade; a person with whom one has a strong social bond, usually based on a shared language.
  • kith obsolete
  • punk humorous, rareAny person, especially a male comrade.

Meaning of dawg

  1. noun Term of address for a close, usually male, friend.

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Questions about synonyms of dawg

What is another word for dawg?
Dawg has 47 synonyms on Word.ws, such as babber, billy, bredrin, bruv, bud, buddo, buddy and butty.
What does dawg mean?
Dawg means term of address for a close, usually male, friend.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: dawg (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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