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
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
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Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 13 Nov. 2025
The episode ends with a hard pivot into buddy comedy, as Mayci and Mikayla attempt to settle this Marciano bit for good.
—Olivia Crandall, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2025
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
Aimée Lutkin, ELLE, 30 Nov. 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
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Noun
The meeting, which also included Rolex Chief Executive Officer Jean-Frederic Dufour and Marwan Shakarchi, head of gold refiner and trader MKS PAMP Group, was like a gathering of old buddies, according to a person briefed on the encounter.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 13 Nov. 2025
The episode ends with a hard pivot into buddy comedy, as Mayci and Mikayla attempt to settle this Marciano bit for good.
—Olivia Crandall, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2025
Verb
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
Adjective
There may never be another buddy comedy pair with chemistry like John Cho and Kal Penn.
—Aimée Lutkin, ELLE, 30 Nov. 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
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“Buddy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/buddy. Accessed 17 Nov. 2025.
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