"Buddy"

[Dave85]

Use Bud up here often.

 

[Something Else]

I have used it a lot more since moving to Stoke/Newcastle.

Also I hear Ode said a lot too, sometimes directly at me.

Urban dictionary
ODE

Nigerian term, someone who is slow to process information, or someone who is just plain dum.
Moyosore is an ode.
What is wrong with peter, lamide told me he is an ode.

 

[Stolly]

Not even nearly annoying as people over here saying Mom rather than Mum.....seriously...just stop.

 

[Rotty]

worst one is when parents call their kids it, cringe

 

[[TW]Sponge]

I call my dog buddy.

His name is Max.

 

[Scuzi]

worst one is when parents call their kids it, cringe

It's worse when a parent calls their kid "mate". Chav alert.

 

[Disaster]

who cares

 

[Rotty]

It's worse when a parent calls their kid "mate". Chav alert.

oh yes, makes you squirm with embarrassment

 

[mame]

yeah it's bad.

 

[Mutt]

The yanks are paying us back for introducing the word "ginger" in to their vocabulary.

 

[flibbage0]

U Wot m8?

 

[Mutt]

There was an article on the BBC news site about British words that are now commonly used by Americans. Ginger was one of them apparently.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-19670686

 

[kindai]

It's a great way to **** someone up though!

"Hey buddy"

Then just stop, look at them dead serious and in a firm voice just declare

"Im not your buddy"

 

[[FnG]magnolia]

 

[Meridian]

It's obvs an American thing that is being used here now, but why?

You knida answered your own question there: because it's American. A large part of the younger generation (a rolling concept - this has been going on since the Thirties) likes to steal US expressions because they think they are cool. Hence "douche", "Prom" etc. Get used to it.

 

[FARGO]

Been calling people buddy for over ten years - I'm bad with names.

 

[Cosimo]

M8 don't use this foul Americanisation.

 

[nick.lidgett]

Never heard it when i was down south but when i moved up to lancashire the natives use it all the time, hope that helps little buddy

 

[Castiel]

Ok so this word is being used quiet casually lately..

"hey buddy"

"sure bud"

"wassup buddy"

etc...

It's obvs an American thing that is being used here now, but why?

Its been used in the UK for decades. Buddy is Canadian/American, but the term Butty upon which it is based is an English/Welsh term, so you could argue that it is simply an evolution of an English word for 'Work-Mate"

 

[Gogl]

Its been used in the UK for decades. Buddy is Canadian/American, but the term Butty upon which it is based is an English/Welsh term, so you could argue that it is simply an evolution of an English word for 'Work-Mate"

I've not heard that before, are you a fan of butty?