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Thread #64772 Message #1061949
Posted By: Steve Parkes
27-Nov-03 - 08:21 AM
Thread Name: The origin of the word Bully?
Subject: RE: The origin of the word Bully?
Kevin (and anyone else!), I think "buddy" comes from, or at least is cognate with, the Dutch "boetjie" = "friend"(?) or, er, "buddy". Also cognate with NE English "butty" = "buddy".