Another kind of buddy

[Laurence Horn]

In the non-sexual realm there's also the spread of "buddy" via AIM
and related communication and chat programs--buddy lists and such.

LH



At 3:07 PM -0400 6/12/07, Erik Hoover wrote:
>I know from a source that in the 1990s a Canadian auto-parts plant
>singled out the term "buddy" as unacceptable because of harassment
>connotations.
>
>Are these sexual senses of buddy connected with "bunky"?  I had an ex-
>Navy acquaintance who called me that and it always struck a
>discordant note for me.
>
>Erik
>
>On Jun 12, 2007, at 11:14 AM, Scot LaFaive wrote:
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>>I received a suggestive email this morning asking if I was looking
>>for a
>>"fuck buddy," which got me interested in that phrase. After
>>searching Google
>>Books I found a clear citation from 1988.
>>"This is my hot little fuck buddy, bet you wished you had one."
>>(http://books.google.com/books?id=0beFHDjvLJcC&pg=PA112&dq=%22fuck
>>+buddy%22&sig=-rGEmczcLT1iSW4Tzk_y4wqozwI)
>>
>>There is also a citation from 1985, but I can't confirm the
>>copyright date
>>because it is only in snippet view.
>>"He is what they call in the parlance a "fuck buddy.""
>>(http://books.google.com/books?id=EL2iFtUbhY8C&q=%22fuck+buddy%
>>22&dq=%22fuck+buddy%22&pgis=1)
>>
>>Interesting sidenote: this phrase more often shows up in gay-based
>>works on
>>Google Books.
>>BTW, does anyone know who to see all of the hits on Google Groups?
>>When I
>>search and get 9000 hits for this phrase, I can only see the first
>>ten pages
>>but I suspect there are more. I've had this happen before.
>>
>>Scot LaFaive
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