/bud"ee/ , n. , pl. buddies , v. , buddied, buddying . Informal.
n.
1. comrade or chum (often used as a term of address).
2. bud 2 .
v.i.
3. to be a companion; be friendly or on intimate terms.
4. buddy up ,
a. to become friendly; be on friendly or intimate terms.
b. to work closely together: to buddy up with a student from another high school.
5. buddy up to , to become friendly with or curry the favor of: He was buddying up to the political bosses.
[ 1840-50, Amer.; perh. reduced form of BROTHER ]