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
Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 26 Apr. 2024
In the episode, Russell enlists Colter’s help to track down an old Army buddy.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 25 Apr. 2024
In a flash, then, Art and Patrick are eighteen again, inseparable buddies with insatiable appetites.
—Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 23 Apr. 2024
As dystopian, ground-pounding carnage dominates the trailer, Lopez rockets off to a far-off planet to capture a renegade robot and teams up with a computer program named Smith in what appears, at times, like buddy comedy.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Apr. 2024
But yes, the bridegroom can inquire, in the spirit of friendship, what his buddy is thinking of saying.
—Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2024
The duo wants those firefighter buddies to walk into Veggeez, know the food on the menu and be open to trying it.
—Kayleigh Ruller, Charlotte Observer, 17 Apr. 2024
One of his buddies lived on the next ridge over, a forty-minute walk or a two-minute flight.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
Now, there are more than 2,000 dive buddies who are trained to help those with various disabilities.
—Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 14 Apr. 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
To mark its inclusion, Harry agreed to buddy up with Tokyo Paralympics silver medalist Thomas Schmidberger for a round of doubles back in April.
—Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 30 Nov. 2022
The chance to buddy up with some of the best in the game is another opportunity first-time All-Stars should not overlook, Bieber said.
—Joe Noga, cleveland, 18 July 2022
Our lives will never be the same without you buddy.
—Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE.com, 4 July 2022
Tweens and teens can buddy up at Edge and Vibe, respectively, two chic hangouts with activities curated specifically for them.
—Brie Schwartz, Woman's Day, 11 May 2022
To mark its inclusion, Harry agreed to buddy up with 2021 Tokyo Paralympics silver medalist Thomas Schmidberger for a round of doubles.
—Omid Scobie, Harper's BAZAAR, 20 Apr. 2022
His political opponents are aghast that a former human-rights lawyer, imprisoned as a student activist for opposing South Korea’s own military dictatorship, could buddy up to a man like Kim.
—Time, 23 June 2021
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
There may never be another buddy comedy pair with chemistry like John Cho and Kal Penn.
—Aimée Lutkin, ELLE, 30 Nov. 2022
It’s a buddy movie where the buddies can also go their separate ways.
—Marta Balaga, Variety, 20 Aug. 2022
Blockbuster adopts that formula but also adapts it; through Percy, in particular, Blockbuster becomes not just a workplace comedy but also a family comedy and a buddy comedy.
—Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 3 Nov. 2022
Since Brett Favre arrived in 1992, the Packers have 78 more wins than the Bears … With last Monday’s win, Kyle Shanahan has won seven straight regular-season meetings over his buddy Sean McVay of the Rams.
—Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Oct. 2022
Post-apocalyptic survival meets the anxious buddy humor of Humpday in Biosphere, a mysterious and hilarious pic that really can’t be discussed much without saying things a prospective viewer would be better off not hearing.
—John Defore, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Sep. 2022
His friend, Tim Pyles, reached out to his buddy Brian Witkin, head of Pacific Records in San Diego, who made the connection with Gibbons.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Sep. 2022
Noun
Over the past year, the cat has started playing with toys and his feline buddy, Wellesley.
—Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 26 Apr. 2024
In the episode, Russell enlists Colter’s help to track down an old Army buddy.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 25 Apr. 2024
In a flash, then, Art and Patrick are eighteen again, inseparable buddies with insatiable appetites.
—Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 23 Apr. 2024
As dystopian, ground-pounding carnage dominates the trailer, Lopez rockets off to a far-off planet to capture a renegade robot and teams up with a computer program named Smith in what appears, at times, like buddy comedy.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Apr. 2024
But yes, the bridegroom can inquire, in the spirit of friendship, what his buddy is thinking of saying.
—Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2024
The duo wants those firefighter buddies to walk into Veggeez, know the food on the menu and be open to trying it.
—Kayleigh Ruller, Charlotte Observer, 17 Apr. 2024
One of his buddies lived on the next ridge over, a forty-minute walk or a two-minute flight.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
Now, there are more than 2,000 dive buddies who are trained to help those with various disabilities.
—Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 14 Apr. 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
To mark its inclusion, Harry agreed to buddy up with Tokyo Paralympics silver medalist Thomas Schmidberger for a round of doubles back in April.
—Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 30 Nov. 2022
The chance to buddy up with some of the best in the game is another opportunity first-time All-Stars should not overlook, Bieber said.
—Joe Noga, cleveland, 18 July 2022
Our lives will never be the same without you buddy.
—Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE.com, 4 July 2022
Tweens and teens can buddy up at Edge and Vibe, respectively, two chic hangouts with activities curated specifically for them.
—Brie Schwartz, Woman's Day, 11 May 2022
To mark its inclusion, Harry agreed to buddy up with 2021 Tokyo Paralympics silver medalist Thomas Schmidberger for a round of doubles.
—Omid Scobie, Harper's BAZAAR, 20 Apr. 2022
His political opponents are aghast that a former human-rights lawyer, imprisoned as a student activist for opposing South Korea’s own military dictatorship, could buddy up to a man like Kim.
—Time, 23 June 2021
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
There may never be another buddy comedy pair with chemistry like John Cho and Kal Penn.
—Aimée Lutkin, ELLE, 30 Nov. 2022
It’s a buddy movie where the buddies can also go their separate ways.
—Marta Balaga, Variety, 20 Aug. 2022
Blockbuster adopts that formula but also adapts it; through Percy, in particular, Blockbuster becomes not just a workplace comedy but also a family comedy and a buddy comedy.
—Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 3 Nov. 2022
Since Brett Favre arrived in 1992, the Packers have 78 more wins than the Bears … With last Monday’s win, Kyle Shanahan has won seven straight regular-season meetings over his buddy Sean McVay of the Rams.
—Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Oct. 2022
Post-apocalyptic survival meets the anxious buddy humor of Humpday in Biosphere, a mysterious and hilarious pic that really can’t be discussed much without saying things a prospective viewer would be better off not hearing.
—John Defore, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Sep. 2022
His friend, Tim Pyles, reached out to his buddy Brian Witkin, head of Pacific Records in San Diego, who made the connection with Gibbons.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Sep. 2022
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