Eric Massa

Here's a news flash: No soldier gives his life. That's not the way it works. Most soldiers who make a conscious decision to place themselves in harm's way do it to protect their buddies. They do it because of the bonds of friendship - and it goes so much deeper than friendship.

American Politician

Michael Buble

I don't want to be the flavor, the passing thing that the girls scream at. I think that it's more important for me, honestly, that the guy who gets dragged to the show, you know, looks at his wife and says, thank you, that was great and tells his buddies.

Canadian Musician

Laz Alonso

My buddies all still make fun of me about the whole 'Leprechaun' thing, and I'm proud of that movie. I'm just as proud of that work as I am of anything else that I've done. I feel like where I was in my career at the time, I committed to the character.

American Actor

Jonathan Majors

I got a buddy named Brandon, who I boxed with for a long time, and I always think about him, or my daughter. If they look at something I've done, or they've seen me in the world and they don't recognize me, then I've done something wrong.

Adam Sandler

My movies just kind of sneak up on you. I don't have to worry too much about what everybody is going to say. Anyway, I really don't pay attention to what the world says about my movies. I just care about what my buddies think.

Hardwell

I have to enjoy the music I'm making, so it's also important for me that, if I'm working on a track with someone, I have a good connection with them - which is why I often stick to working with buddies of mine.

Dutch Musician

Dierks Bentley

Being married is one thing, but having kids will completely change you. I still go out and hang with my buddies, but having two daughters will completely change your perspective on the world.

American Musician

Morgan Wallen

I still have my buddies from back home, I still have my family. They really help to keep me grounded. I try to call them and talk to them about their everyday life.

CM Punk

I'm an excellent judge of character. I can tell people who want something from me or if they're actually buddies.

American Athlete

Johnny Mathis

Mancini was a big part of my life. I sang a lot of his music, and he became a good buddy.

Use when referring to a very close friend, often one you spend a lot of time with.

Close Friendship

Suggests a bond beyond casual friendship, with mutual trust and support.

Emotional Bond

Although commonly used for men, 'buddy' can be gender-neutral.

Gender Neutral

Emphasizes the idea of pairing up for a particular task or hobby.

Shared Activity

Implies that buddies look out for each other's wellbeing in the shared activity.

Mutual Support

Used to casually get the attention of someone whose name you may not know.

Casual Address

Informal and can sometimes be perceived as disrespectful if used in formal settings.

Informal Tone

Can sound threatening or aggressive in certain tones or situations.

Confrontational Use

Used to assert authority or dominance over the person being addressed.

Asserting Dominance

Expresses the action of becoming friends, especially in new environments.

Friendship Formation

 pulled himself up and scurried upwards. He was free climbing without ropes or a harness, one misstep meant death. But up he went, and when he reached the peak, he swayed and leapt across the gap of space onto a branch of the target tree and into a world never seen before. His buddy Marwood followed him up,

What's hidden among the...

 where you can still see the road signs and breath oxygen with ease. You'll still need goggles and a helmet to protect you from birds, insects, street signs, electrical wires, and other flying humans, including flying cops ready to hand you a ticket if you don't follow the flying rules, buddy.

If superpowers were...

 globally over a third of captive-born sumatran cubs won't make it to adulthood so you need to relax like your brother relax hey so giles has made a difficult decision to safeguard the cubs future you're going to pass with flying colors buddy yeah he's going to hand raise them

Adorable Tiger Cub...

 for the fate of your people. Between crack, AIDS, gang violence, mass incarceration, gentrification, police shootings, black people have more than enough reasons to stay up at night. But if nature is into diversity and you are not, you're going to lose that fight, buddy.

A Black man goes...

 And it's very interesting to me that alpha males, when they do this, they become impartial. They don't support their mom or their best buddy. No, no, they stop fights, and they come up for the underdog in general. And this makes them extremely popular in the group,

The surprising science...

 what's my number come here when I'm come here for I don't have nothing say to y'all sometimes I'll be walking down the street with my earphones on they think I'd be listening to music buddy here and everything cuz that's one thing my mother told me she said don't

On Black Lives Matter,...

 dedicated to finding these slave ships around the world when I see the name of this guide can Stewart so I used to go diving we would get on the boat and the folks on the boat wouldn't buddy up with me my assumption is is because I was

These Divers Search For...

 They did not say to this farmer, "Hey, buddy, you need to pull yourself together. It's your job to figure out and fix this problem on your own." On the contrary, what they said is, "We're here as a group to pull together with you,

This could be why you're...

 over and I see ping pong balls in the air I said wow tables sometimes you come out of work and there you have the tables then like your buddies they're

United by Ping Pong,...

 it said closer look here what's bothering you buddy

Buddy