buddied; buddying
: to become friendly
—usually used with up or with
: featuring a friendship or partnership between the two main usually male characters
a buddy movie
Synonyms
Examples of buddy in a Sentence
Noun
His fishing buddy just bought a new boat.
my old college buddy is the one person I can always turn to
Recent Examples on the Web
Jordan Runtagh, Peoplemag, 2 June 2024
Commenters on the post (which also included an older clip of his buddy Leo Messi being inundated by fans outside an Aventura restaurant) were taken aback by how humble and unbothered Beckham was.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 29 May 2024
Elizabeth Preston, Discover Magazine, 6 July 2016
Only Jack Harlow and Dua Lipa buddy up at Variety's Hitmakers Brunch, presented by IHG Hotels and Resorts, at Studio 13 at City Market Social House on Dec. 3 in Los Angeles.
—People Staff, Peoplemag, 9 Dec. 2022
Diane J. Cho, Peoplemag, 13 Dec. 2022
No current quarterback can match the power runs of Allen, the Padres fan whose buddy Trevor Hoffman married a Bills cheerleader.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Dec. 2022
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Noun
Then his buddy Frank Sinatra called him up one night and invited him to dinner.
—Jordan Runtagh, Peoplemag, 2 June 2024
Commenters on the post (which also included an older clip of his buddy Leo Messi being inundated by fans outside an Aventura restaurant) were taken aback by how humble and unbothered Beckham was.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 29 May 2024
Verb
Some young fish like to buddy up with stinging jellies to stay safe from predators.
—Elizabeth Preston, Discover Magazine, 6 July 2016
Only Jack Harlow and Dua Lipa buddy up at Variety's Hitmakers Brunch, presented by IHG Hotels and Resorts, at Studio 13 at City Market Social House on Dec. 3 in Los Angeles.
—People Staff, Peoplemag, 9 Dec. 2022
Adjective
Swift shared a smile with buddy Blake Shelton backstage at the 2007 CMT Awards.
—Diane J. Cho, Peoplemag, 13 Dec. 2022
No current quarterback can match the power runs of Allen, the Padres fan whose buddy Trevor Hoffman married a Bills cheerleader.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Dec. 2022
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“Buddy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/buddy. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.
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