bosom buddy

English

Noun

bosom buddy (plural bosom buddies)

A very close friend.
- 1967 January 13, Paul O'Neil, “Super Bowl's Superman”, in Life, retrieved 23 November 2010, page 78:
  He made a telephone call to his bosom buddy, drinking companion and confidant, CBS Sports Director Bill MacPhail.
- 1996, Stephen King, The Regulators‎, Penguin, →ISBN:
  Although they were far from bosom buddies, she liked Mary Jackson as much as anyone on the street.
- 2004 November 15, Matthew Cooper, “2004 Election: Candidates In the Wings”, in Time:
  Campaigning together frequently this fall, the former rivals became, if not bosom buddies, closer than either ever expected.

Synonyms

(very close friend): bosom friend, cater-cousin, intimate

Translations

bosom friend — see bosom friend

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