Another kind of buddy

Wed Jun 13 13:57:24 UTC 2007

On Jun 12, 2007, at 9:45 AM, Scot LaFaive wrote:

> ... I've
> noticed that quite a few males that I know in their mid to late
> 20's and up
> seem to refer to their other male friends as "buddies," not
> "friends." I've
> resisted this "buddy" designation and continue to call my friends
> "friends,"
> but I find it curious that "buddy" has been chosen by these people.
> This is
> in middle Wisconsin; do others hear this elsewhere?

i've heard this for decades, from men and boys all over the country.
especially, but by no means exclusively, from working class guys.  it
connotes a closer relationship than "friend".

you hear it all the time for the special best-friend relationship
between two men in the armed forces.

arnold

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