Words meaning a close friend (or other ways of saying “He’s my friend.”): “He’s my ________.”
| BUDDY | 599 |
| PAL | 560 |
| CHUM | 92 |
| SIDEKICK | 43 |
| BEST FRIEND | 34 |
| BOSOM FRIEND | 22 |
| PARDNER | 19 |
| FRIEND | 11 |
| BOSOM PAL | 8 |
| DEAR FRIEND | 7 |
| NR | 7 |
| ACE-BOON-COON | 6 |
| DEAREST FRIEND | 6 |
| AMIGO | 5 |
| BOSOM BUDDY | 5 |
| COMPANION | 5 |
| CRONY | 5 |
| BEST PAL | 4 |
| BOY | 4 |
| BROTHER | 4 |
| CLOSE FRIEND | 4 |
| COMPADRE | 4 |
| GOOD BUDDY | 4 |
| RIGHT HAND | 4 |
| ACE | 3 |
| BEST BUDDY | 3 |
| CLOSEST FRIEND | 3 |
| COMRADE | 3 |
| CONFIDANT | 3 |
| GIRL-FRIEND | 3 |
| GOOD FRIEND | 3 |
| MAN | 3 |
| NEIGHBOR | 3 |
| RIGHT ARM | 3 |
| RIGHT-HAND MAN | 3 |
| ACQUAINTANCE | 2 |
| ASSOCIATE | 2 |
| DUB | 2 |
| INTIMATE FRIEND | 2 |
| PARTNER | 2 |
| STANDBY | 2 |
| ACE-BUDDY | 1 |
| AI’KANE | 1 |
| ALTER-EGO | 1 |
| BEST BOY-FRIEND | 1 |
| BEST BUD | 1 |
| BEST FRIEND OF MINE | 1 |
| BEST GIRL-FRIEND | 1 |
| BEST HORSE | 1 |
| BETTER HALF | 1 |
| BLOOD BROTHER | 1 |
| BOON COMPANION | 1 |
| BOON-COON | 1 |
| BOOZIN’ BUDDY | 1 |
| BOY-FRIEND | 1 |
| BUD | 1 |
| COHORT | 1 |
| COMPARI | 1 |
| COMPATRIOT | 1 |
| COUNSELLOR | 1 |
| CUT-BUDDY | 1 |
| FRIEND OF MINE | 1 |
| GUM BUDDY | 1 |
| GUY | 1 |
| HEART | 1 |
| HOSS | 1 |
| JAKE | 1 |
| KINDRED SPIRIT | 1 |
| LAD | 1 |
| LEANIN’ POST | 1 |
| LEFT HAND/RIGHT HAND | 1 |
| LEFT-HAND MAN | 1 |
| LIKE A BROTHER | 1 |
| LITTLE CHUM | 1 |
| MAIN MAN | 1 |
| MATE | 1 |
| MATEY | 1 |
| MUY AMIGO | 1 |
| NIGGER | 1 |
| OLD BUDDY | 1 |
| OLD CRONY | 1 |
| OLD FRIEND | 1 |
| OLD-TIME FRIEND | 1 |
| OTHER HALF | 1 |
| OTHER SELF | 1 |
| PET | 1 |
| RAP | 1 |
| RIGHT-HAND BOWER | 1 |
| RIGHT-HAND BUDDY | 1 |
| ROAD BUDDY | 1 |
| RUNNING MATE | 1 |
| SIDEKICKER | 1 |
| SIN-TWISTER | 1 |
| SON | 1 |
| SOUL COMPANION | 1 |
| SPECIAL FRIEND | 1 |
| STONE | 1 |
| STUD | 1 |
| TIGHT-GAL | 1 |
| TIGHT-MAN | 1 |
| TILLICUM | 1 |
| TRUE FRIEND | 1 |
| WE’RE AS THICK AS THIEVES | 1 |
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