buddy up

verb

buddied up; buddying up; buddies up

US, informal

: to become friendly especially in order to get help or some advantage

—often + with

New students are encouraged to buddy up with older students.

—often + to

businessmen buddying up to politicians in order to get their support

Examples of buddy up in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Michael Kelly and James Jordan buddy up at the season 3 premiere of Lioness on July 28 in New York City. — People Staff, PEOPLE, 1 Aug. 2026

DeVries falls to his knees, in an apparent effort to let Ray win, but Ray lifts his buddy up and drops to the ground, sacrificing himself. — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 13 Sep. 2025

Rhymes for buddy up

• buttercup
• backup
• blowup
• breakup
• buildup
• checkup
• cleanup
• holdup
• hookup
• lineup
• lockup
• makeup