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- US Pronunciation
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- [buhd-ee uhp]
- /ˈbʌd i ʌp/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [buhd-ee uhp]
- /ˈbʌd i ʌp/
Definitions of buddy up words
- noun plural buddy up comrade or chum (often used as a term of address). 1
- noun plural buddy up bud2 . 1
- verb without object buddy up to be a companion; be friendly or on intimate terms. 1
- verb buddy up To form small teams, especially pairs, often to reduce the likelihood of an individual suffering harm without being noticed or to suit the nature of a task to be accomplished. 0
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Origin of buddy up
First appearance:
before 1840 One of the 33% newest English words
1840-50, Americanism; perhaps reduced form of brother
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Buddy up
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
buddy up popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 84% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
buddy up usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for buddy up
verb buddy up
- mix — to combine (substances, elements, things, etc.) into one mass, collection, or assemblage, generally with a thorough blending of the constituents.
- accompany — If you accompany someone, you go somewhere with them.
- join — to bring in contact, connect, or bring or put together: to join hands; to join pages with a staple.
- mingle — to become mixed, blended, or united.
- consort — If you say that someone consorts with a particular person or group, you mean that they spend a lot of time with them, and usually that you do not think this is a good thing.
Antonyms for buddy up
verb buddy up
- disconnect — SCSI reconnect
- disjoin — to undo or prevent the junction or union of; disunite; separate.
- dissociate — to sever the association of (oneself); separate: He tried to dissociate himself from the bigotry in his past.
- disunite — to sever the union of; separate; disjoin.
- avoid — If you avoid something unpleasant that might happen, you take action in order to prevent it from happening.
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