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View synonyms for bosom buddy

bosom buddy

[ booz-uhm buhd-ee ]

noun

, plural bos·om bud·dies.
  1. a close or intimate friend; bosom friend:

    I didn't lack for friends, but had no particular bosom buddy.

    Since third grade she and I have been kindred spirits and bosom buddies.

  2. a nefarious associate or co-conspirator:

    After the Soviet takeover in 1920, the building was occupied by one of Stalin's bosom buddies.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of bosom buddy1

First recorded in 1920–25

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