buddy up

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buddy up

verb buddies up · buddying up · buddied up

informal, intransitive 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
To ally with, team up with, cooperate with.

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@misc{buddy_up_2026,
  title = {buddy up},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/buddy%20up},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}