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Kumpel — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • bud noun A small swelling on a plant that will develop into a leaf, flower, or shoot.
  • buddy noun A friend or casual companion.
  • chum noun Informal: a close friend.
  • cove noun A small, sheltered inlet along a coastline, often bordered by cliffs or rocks.
  • fellow noun A man or boy; a guy.
  • friend noun A person you know well and like, and who is not a family member or romantic partner.
  • homie noun A close friend, especially one from the same neighborhood.
  • mate noun A friend or companion, especially of the same sex.
  • mucker noun A person who removes muck (waste, debris, broken rock, etc.), especially from a mine, construction site, or stable.

Senses

Kumpel is used for these senses in English:

  • bud (informal, North America) Buddy, friend.
  • buddy (Maritime English) A person far removed from the conversation.
  • chum (dated) A friend; a pal.
  • cove (Australia, and, Polari) A friend; a mate.
  • mate (colloquial, British, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, South Africa, sometimes elsewhere in the Commonwealth) A friend, usually of the same sex.
  • mucker (UK, slang, Southern England, Northern Ireland) Friend, acquaintance.

bud — full definition

  1. noun A small swelling on a plant that will develop into a leaf, flower, or shoot.
  2. noun Something in an early stage of development.
  3. noun Slang for marijuana, especially the dried flowering part of the cannabis plant.
  4. verb To produce or begin developing buds, or to start growing in a similar early way.
  5. noun An informal, friendly term of address for a man, similar to "buddy" or "pal."

buddy — full definition

  1. noun A friend or casual companion.
  2. noun A partner assigned to work with or look out for someone on a particular task, such as in the "buddy system."
  3. verb To pair someone up with a partner or companion.

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