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Bro vs Buddy - What's the difference?

bro | buddy |

As a noun bro

is (slang) brother; a male sibling.

As a proper noun buddy is

a male nickname.

bro

English

(wikipedia bro)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (slang) brother; a male sibling
  • (slang) brother; a male comrade or friend; one who shares one’s ideals.
  • (slang) brother; an African-American.
  • (slang) brother; (used to address a male)
  • (slang) a fratboy or someone that espouses the fraternity bro culture

    • Derived terms

    * brosef * bromance * brony * cool story bro * ladybro * newbro

    Anagrams

    *

    See also

    *bruv, an abbreviated form of bruvver English clippings English terms of address ----

    buddy

    English

    Noun

    (buddies)
  • A friend or casual acquaintance.
    • They have been buddies since they were in school.
  • A partner for a particular activity.
    • drinking buddies
  • An informal and friendly address to a stranger; a friendly placeholder name for a person one does not know.
    • Hey, buddy , I think you dropped this.

    Synonyms

    * (friend or acquaintance): mate * (address to a stranger): mate * See also

    Derived terms

    * buddy store * buddy system * buddy up * Buddyroll * fuck buddy

    Verb

  • To assign a buddy, or partner.
  • * {{quote-book, 2007, Philip Briggs & Danny Edmunds, Mozambique: The Bradt Travel Guide citation
    • , passage=If you are being formally buddied , have a good chat with your buddy and find out their interests -- these should more or less match your own.}} English terms of address