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bosom buddy

American  
[booz-uhm buhd-ee] / ˈbʊz əm ˈbʌd i /

noun

plural

bosom buddies

  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.

Etymology

Origin of bosom buddy

First recorded in 1920–25

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