buddy
A person far removed from the conversationA person far removed from the conversation.
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» You made a big mistake, buddy.
Ти зробив велику помилку, друже. — deniko
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 sensesA person far removed from the conversation.
I found some earphones in the pocket, buddy must have been pissed.
Buddy's loaded. 'Got like three houses.
Kumpel, Kollege, Kumpel
дружо́кdružók, прия́тельprijátelʹ, коллегаkollega
Examples
154 sentencesYou made a big mistake, buddy.
Ти зробив велику помилку, друже. — deniko
Tom is a buddy of mine.
Том — мій приятель. — deniko
Tom is my buddy.
Том — мій приятель. — deniko
ruТом - мой приятель. — marafon
I feel your pain, buddy.
Співчуваю тобі, друже. — drjuly
ruСочувствую тебе, дружище. — Biga
I know Tom is a buddy of yours.
ruЯ знаю, что Том - твой приятель. — marafon
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 3
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Origin
First appears c. 1788, in the writings of Charles Dibdin, of uncertain origin. Possibly frFirst appears c. 1788, in the writings of Charles Dibdin, of uncertain origin. Possibly from *bruddy, *bruthy, a child-talk alteration of brother. Alternatively, perhaps from British colloquial butty (“companion”), also the form of an older dialect term meaning workmate, associated with coal mining. Itself believed derived from 1530 as booty fellow, a partner with whom one shares booty or loot. Alternatively, compare Scots buddo, bodda (“buddy, kiddo, dear”), related to Icelandic budda (“purse"; also "short, stout person”).
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