Buddy as a proper nickname is a warm, informal American given name or pet name typically applied to boys and men seen as affable and friendly. It functions both as a standalone name and as an affectionate substitute for a first name when addressing a friend, son, or familiar acquaintance. Connotations are cheerful and good-natured. Used more coldly, it can become patronising — 'hey buddy' from a stranger often implies the speaker is being deliberately casual or dismissive.
Everyone on the block called him Buddy — his actual name was Gerald, but nobody used it.
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A male nickname.
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Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
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