bosom buddy

bosom buddy — bosom friend/buddy/pal/ phrase a very close friend The two of them are bosom buddies. Thesaurus: friends and acquaintancessynonym Main entry …   Useful english dictionary

bosom buddy — noun A very close friend. He made a telephone call to his bosom buddy, drinking companion and confidant, CBS Sports Director Bill MacPhail. Syn: bosom friend …   Wiktionary

bosom buddy — n. a very close male or female friend. □ We are bosom buddies, but we can still get into a big fight every now and then. □ Oh, yes, Sharon is my bosom buddy …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

bosom buddy — close friends, friends who grew up together    Don t criticize Brad, eh. He s my bosom buddy …   English idioms

bosom — O.E. bosm breast; womb; surface; ship s hold, from W.Gmc. *bosm (Cf. O.Fris. bosm, O.S. bosom, M.Du. boesem, Du. boezem, O.H.G. buosam, Ger. Busen bosom, breast ), perhaps from PIE root *bhou to grow, swell, or *bhaghus a …   Etymology dictionary

bosom friend — noun a) A very close friend. b) A body louse. Syn: bosom buddy …   Wiktionary

buddy — Synonyms and related words: ace, amigo, associate, aunt, auntie, bedfellow, bedmate, benchfellow, birthmate, blood brother, bosom buddy, boy, brethren, brother, bub, bubba, buck, bud, bunkie, bunkmate, butty, camarade, chamberfellow, chum,… …   Moby Thesaurus

bosom friend — bosom friend/buddy/pal/ phrase a very close friend The two of them are bosom buddies. Thesaurus: friends and acquaintancessynonym Main entry …   Useful english dictionary

bosom pal — bosom friend/buddy/pal/ phrase a very close friend The two of them are bosom buddies. Thesaurus: friends and acquaintancessynonym Main entry …   Useful english dictionary

buddy — n. a bosom; old buddy * * * [ bʌdɪ] old buddy a bosom …   Combinatory dictionary

bosom — UK [ˈbʊz(ə)m] / US [ˈbʊzəm] / US [ˈbuzəm] noun Word forms bosom : singular bosom plural bosoms 1) a) [singular] mainly literary a woman s chest, or the clothes covering it b) [countable, usually plural] old fashioned a woman s breast 2)… …   English dictionary