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bud⋅dy

  [buhd-ee] noun, plural -dies, verb, -died, -dy⋅ing. Informal.
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–noun
1. comrade or chum (often used as a term of address).
2. bud 2 .
–verb (used without object)
3. to be a companion; be friendly or on intimate terms.
—Verb phrases
4. buddy up,
a. to become friendly; be on friendly or intimate terms.
b. to work closely together: to buddy up with a student from another high school.
5. buddy up to, to become friendly with or curry the favor of: He was buddying up to the political bosses.
Origin:
1840–50, Americanism; perh. reduced form of brother
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bud·dy   (bŭd'ē)   
n.   pl. bud·dies
  1. A good friend; a comrade.
  2. A partner, especially one of a pair or team associated under the buddy system.
  3. Friend or comrade; chum. Used as a form of familiar address, especially for a man or boy: Watch it, buddy.
intr.v.   bud·died, bud·dy·ing, bud·dies
To associate as a buddy or buddies: buddied around with the older guys.
Phrasal Verb(s):
buddy upTo ingratiate oneself, as by presuming friendship: buddied up to the coach in hopes of making the team.

[Probably alteration of brother.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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