as in friend
a person who has a strong liking for and trust in another
my old college buddy is the one person I can always turn to
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The dish: Bring a buddy and share a flight ($15) of four kid-size scoops of different flavors.
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Isha Trivedi, The Mercury News, 18 Jan. 2025
Group lessons and instruction are also great ways to make new ski buddies.
—Wendy Altschuler, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
Now, Palmer is jumping back onto the big screen in One of Them Days (out Jan. 17), a buddy comedy co-starring SZA and co-produced by Issa Rae, about two best friends desperate to make their rent money in 12 hours.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 15 Jan. 2025
Aron Kay, a Yippie buddy known for throwing pies in the faces of establishment figures, said Weberman, more than academic scholars, developed a visceral understanding of the songwriter and was determined to coax Dylan back to taking political stands about issues like the Vietnam War.
—Corey Kilgannon, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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Isha Trivedi, The Mercury News, 18 Jan. 2025
Group lessons and instruction are also great ways to make new ski buddies.
—Wendy Altschuler, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
Now, Palmer is jumping back onto the big screen in One of Them Days (out Jan. 17), a buddy comedy co-starring SZA and co-produced by Issa Rae, about two best friends desperate to make their rent money in 12 hours.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 15 Jan. 2025
Aron Kay, a Yippie buddy known for throwing pies in the faces of establishment figures, said Weberman, more than academic scholars, developed a visceral understanding of the songwriter and was determined to coax Dylan back to taking political stands about issues like the Vietnam War.
—Corey Kilgannon, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Buddy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/buddy. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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