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buddy up to

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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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buddy up to (so)

  1. in.
    to become very friendly toward someone. : Why are you buddying up to me? I don't even know you.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

buddy 
1850, Amer.Eng., possibly an alteration of brother, or from Brit. colloquial butty "companion" (1802), itself perhaps a variant of booty in booty fellow "confederate who shares plunder" (1530). But butty, meaning "work-mate," also was a localized dialect word in England and Wales, attested since 18c., and long associated with coal miners.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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