buddy
/ˈbʌdi/ noun B1- A friend or casual acquaintance. · They have been buddies since they were in school.
- A partner for a particular activity. · drinking buddies
- A workmate assigned to work closely with another. · Near-synonym: butty· training buddies [mentor/mentee]
- An informal and friendly address to a stranger, usually male; a friendly (or occasionally antagonistic) placeholder name for a person one does not know. · Hey, buddy, I think you dropped this.
Plural buddies
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