Another kind of buddy

[Arnold M. Zwicky]

On Jun 12, 2007, at 2:10 PM, Wilson Gray wrote:


> IAC, I wonder whether there's any historico-semantic connection
> between "fuck buddy, butt buddy" and "asshole buddy," used by (only
> black?) men (only from Saint Louis?) of my generation - born in the
> late '30's - to mean "very close friend."

*much* wider use than that, in my experience.

we had some discussion of it on this list back in 2004.

arnold

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