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Hubby vs Buddy - What's the difference?

hubby | buddy |

As nouns the difference between hubby and buddy

is that hubby is husband while buddy is a friend or casual acquaintance.

As an adjective hubby

is full of hubs or protuberances.

As a verb buddy is

to assign a buddy, or partner.

As a proper noun Buddy is

a male nickname.

hubby

English

Etymology 1

Diminutive of (husband) with (-y).

Noun

(hubbies)
  • (informal, term of endearment) husband
    • Laura thought Jack was the most wonderful hubby in the world.

    Etymology 2

    Adjective

    (er)
  • (US) Full of hubs or protuberances.
    • A road that has been frozen while muddy is hubby .

    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