2023年10月31日 · Saying "Hey Buddy" is somewhat analogous to using the honorific "-kun" in Japanese. A stiff and over-formal, but less patronizing, way to address a boy in the same context would be to say "Young Sir". The use of the term "buddy" as a descriptive word for someone, rather than as a hailname, is much less problematic and sensitive, however.

2014年1月29日 · On 'buddy', in the UK this is considered an American term, and is used for example at universities or clubs each new student gets assigned an existing member as a 'buddy'. Here it is used for any combination of genders.

buddy其实就是朋友，“你”的代称，比直接说“sir”亲切点。 可以指不熟悉的人，但没有my friend程度深。 我在洛杉矶以前公司总有个人叫我buddy，无论打电话还是见面（他应该不知道我叫什么，他很多人名字都记不住，直接称呼老板娘 hey beautiful lady）。

2016年9月1日 · I think bum buddy is the "original" version. I also think it's primarily a British usage, even though buddy is essentially American. The superficially more consistent butt buddies is gaining traction, but they're all offensive, so "correct" doesn't apply. –

From all the answers, it's clear that using a masculine term (eg "guys") is considered sexist (see Leopd's comment), and using a feminine term (eg "gals") is also considered sexist (see The Raven's answer).

"Buddy" is a good option because it, hopefully, literally describes a way you see your son. In that sense, it does not replace the boy's name the way "champ" does when it is used as a general non-descript moniker--when your son has not just become a champion. You could easily use "buddy" and the boy's name in the same breath. Hi, Tim.

I'm not your friend buddy is an internet phenomenon that was inspired by an episode of "South Park". Usually occurring on message boards, the first person says "I'm not your friend buddy" and the next person will use the use the last word in the first comment as the first word in their comment, and will switch the their last word with either ...

2014年9月2日 · The form lil is used, but the most common variant seems to be lil' (capitalized when it is a name).. Wikipedia "Lil" is a kind of prefix and is the short form of "little".

Jonathon Green's sources (as cited in Brian Hooper's answer) notwithstanding, the limerick that appears in Immortalia: An Anthology of American Ballads, Sailors' Songs, Cowboy Songs, College Songs, Parodies, Limericks, and Other Humorous …

2023年2月20日 · I believe the phrase was used heavily by Buddy Ebsen's "Jed Clampitt" character on the show Beverly Hillbilles, which ran from 1962-1971. Suspect that usage both predates the "Creem" useage, and would have been more widely seen in the USA. –