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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

buddy up

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.40 in modern English

Syllables
bud-dy up
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To form small teams, especially pairs, often to reduce the likelihood of any one person suffering harm without being noticed or to suit the nature of a task to be accomplished

Informal; Intransitive verb

verb

To ally with, team up with, cooperate with.

Usage

Inflected Forms

buddies up (present, singular) buddying up (participle, present) buddied up (participle, past) buddied up (past)

Questions

What does buddy up mean?
To form small teams, especially pairs, often to reduce the likelihood of any one person suffering harm without being noticed or to suit the nature of a task to be accomplished

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