bosom buddy
Americannoun
plural
bosom buddies-
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.
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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
Example Sentences
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Charles Lummis, a Harvard dropout and bosom buddy of Teddy Roosevelt’s, had caught malaria in Ohio.
From Los Angeles Times
Grant accepts most of that secondary order, but Kidman's character isn't exactly bosom buddy material either.
From Salon
It wasn’t like I was a bosom buddy of his, we didn’t hang out constantly, but it was more about who he was and what he represented that impressed me.
From Los Angeles Times
He also warned Democrats that his bosom buddy could win reelection in a 40-state landslide.
From Washington Post
Truly, Trump would swear the Queen is his bosom buddy if it helped get him votes.
From The Guardian
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