Reverse Dictionary: FRI – FRIF

FRIAR – person
– BEGGAR a mendicant friar …c1384
– JACOBIN a friar of the order of St. Dominic; a grey friar; a Dominican …a1325
– JACOBITE † a friar of the order of St. Dominic; a Dominican …c1550
– SACKED-FRIAR a member of a mendicant order of the 13th century and early 14th century called ‘Fratres de Poenitentia Jesu Christi’ or ‘de Saccis’, who were clothed in sackcloth; a begging friar …c1400
– SACK-FRIAR a member of a mendicant order of the 13th century and early 14th century called ‘Fratres de Poenitentia Jesu Christi’ or ‘de Saccis’, who were clothed in sackcloth …1553
 
FRICTION – verbs
– ABRASE to rub off or away; to wear down by friction; to abrade …1593
 
FRIDAY – nouns
– FISH DAY Friday …Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– POET’S DAY Friday (Piss Off Early Tomorrow’s Saturday) …Bk1999 Aust. sl.
– SATERNIGHT † the night before Saturday, Friday night …c1000
 
FRIDGE – see REFRIGERATOR
 
FRIEND, FRIENDLY – adjectives
– ACE of a friend: intimate, closest …1944 US sl., esp. Black usage
– ACEY-DEUCEY of a friend: closest …1977 US sl.
– AMICAL * friendly …L16
– AMICITIAL †* friendly, relating to private friendship …1653
– AMICOUS †* friendly, congenial, pleasing …1675
– ASS-TIGHT of friends: very close …1966 Amer. sl.
– BENEVOLOUS † well-wishing, kind, friendly, benevolent …1470
– BESSIE, BEZZIE of a friend: best, favourite …1865 colloq.
– BIG friendly, intimate, ‘thick’ …Bk1898 Sc.
– BONHOMMIOUS full of bonhomie or good-fellowship, friendly …1905
– BONHOMOUS full of bonhomie or good-fellowship, friendly …1905
– BUDDY-BUD friendly; often, too friendly …1965 Amer. sl.
– BUDDY-BUDDY exceptionally and overly friendly, probably insincerely so …1944 sl.
– CADGY cheerful; merry, friendly and hospitable; in good spirits …1725 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
– CAGIE cheerful, in good spirits; friendly, affectionately kind or hospitable …1822 Sc.
– CHUMMY having a friendly relationship, friendly …1884 sl.
– CHUMMY-CHUMMY friendly …L19 sl.
– DAVE friendly, agreeable, admirable, excellent …1990s sl.
– FAIR-SPOKEN frank, friendly; suave …1880 Sc.
– FAMILARY familiar, acquainted, intimate, friendly …c1450
– FAR BEN intimate, friendly, in great favour with …1725 Sc.
– FLIP very kindly or friendly in talking …1863 Eng. dial.
– GREAT AS INKLE-WEAVERS, AS very friendly or intimate together …1890 Sc.
– HARMLESS having a friendly and winning way …1880 Eng. dial.
– INTERMENT intimate, friendly, ‘thick’ …Bk1902 Eng. dial.
– KAITER kindly, friendly …Bk1902 Eng. dial.
– KEDGE † lively, eager, excessively friendly …1834 Sc.
– LOCKED UP friendly; married …1967 Amer. dial.
– LOVING AS INKLE-WEAVERS, AS very friendly or intimate together …1822 Sc.
– MATELY * friendly, sociable, intimate …1822
– MATEY friendly or intimate; on good terms …1915 sl.
– NAFFY affable, friendly, on good terms …1897 Sc.
– NARROW †* of friendship: close, intimate …1556
– NOB-A-NOB intimate, close, friendly …M19 sl.
– ONCOMIN’ ready to make advances, friendly …1925 Sc.
– PACK on intimate and friendly terms, linked by mutual feeling or understanding; in league, confederate …1701 Sc.
– PACKT intimate, friendly; of animals: tame, docile …Bk1905 Eng. dial.
– PALLISH on friendly terms; chummy; affectionate …1892 colloq.
– PALLY having a friendly relationship, friendly …1895 sl.
– PALSEY-WALSEY (often derogatory) having a friendly relationship with connotations of excessive or conspiratorial friendship …1947 sl., orig. US
– PALSIE-WALSIE (often derogatory) having a friendly relationship with connotations of excessive or conspiratorial friendship …1947 sl., orig. US
– PALSY having a friendly relationship …1962 US sl.
– PALSY-WALSY friendly, often with an undertone of insincerity …1937 US sl.
– PARTICULAR of persons: showing special kindness or attention to another, affable, markedly friendly, ingratiating, familiar in manner …1771 Sc.
– QUEME † of persons: friendly or well-disposed to, intimate with …c1325
– THICK having a friendly relationship, friendly …c1756 sl.
– THICK AS BEES very friendly and intimate; on exceedingly good terms …1902 Eng. dial.
– THICK AS BLACKBERRIES very friendly and intimate; on exceedingly good terms …1894 Ireland
– THICK AS CROWDY very friendly and intimate; on exceedingly good terms …Bk1905 Sc.
– THICK AS DARBY AND JOAN very friendly and intimate; on exceedingly good terms …1882 Eng. dial.
– THICK AS DICK AND LEDDY very friendly and intimate; on exceedingly good terms …Bk1905 Eng. dial.
– THICK AS HARRY AND MARY very friendly and intimate; on exceedingly good terms …Bk1905 Eng. dial.
– THICK AS HERRINGS IN A BARREL very friendly and intimate; on exceedingly good terms …Bk1905 Eng. dial.
– THICK AS INKLE-MAKERS, AS very friendly or intimate together …1857 Eng. dial.
– THICK AS INKLE-WEAVERS very friendly and intimate; on exceedingly good terms …1866 Eng. dial.
– THICK AS THACK very friendly and intimate; on exceedingly good terms …1889 Eng. dial.
– THICK AS THICK very friendly and intimate; on exceedingly good terms …1887 Eng. dial.
– THICK AS THREE IN A BED of people: very friendly, intimate; crowded, in crowded conditions …1844 Eng. & Amer. dial.
– THICK AS TWO DOGS’ HEADS very friendly and intimate; on exceedingly good terms …1896 Eng. dial.
– THICK AS TWO IN A BED very friendly and intimate; on exceedingly good terms …Bk1905 Sc.
– THRANG intimate, familiar, friendly; esp. used in a bad sense …1819 Sc. & Eng. dial.
– THRONG intimate, familiar, friendly; esp. used in a bad sense …1819 Sc. & Eng. dial.
– TIGHT close, friendly …1950s Amer. sl.
– UPTIGHT intimate, very friendly …1969 Amer. dial.
– WELL TOGETHER † agreeing well; friendly …1741
– XENIAL of the nature of  or pert. to a friendly relation between two persons of different countries, or between a person and a foreign country …1869
– XENODOCHIAL †* given to receiving strangers; friendly to strangers; hospitable …1716
friend, friendly – adverbs
– CADGILY cheerfully; in friendly manner …1724 Sc.
– CAGILY cheerfully; in friendly manner …1822 Sc.
– CHUMMY in a friendly manner …L19 sl.
– PACKLIE in a friendly manner, intimately, familiarly …1844 Sc.
– PACKLIKE in a friendly manner, familiarly …1844 Sc.
friend, friendly – nouns (includes FRIENDLINESS)
– BIG MISS a great loss by death, or by the departure of a friend …Bk1911 Sc. 
– BONHOMIE good-natured friendliness; geniality …L18
– CHUMMERY 1. friendship, friendliness …M19 sl.
2. the sharing of rooms with a friend …L19 sl.
– CHUMMINESS friendliness …1920s sl.
– CHUMMING making friends …L19 sl.
– CREW one’s circle of friends …20C teen & high school sl.
– EMPRESSEMENT eagerness; cordiality; zeal; ardour; enthusiasm; animated display of friendliness …1709 arch. 
– GAG a small group of close friends …1994 US sl.
– GOOD BLOOD friendly feelings toward a person …1953 Amer. dial.
– JIM a term of address for a close friend …1960s Amer. sl.
– KITH † one’s friends or acquaintances
– KITH AND KIN friends and relatives
– KRU a tightly knit group of close friends; the ‘crew’ …2003 UK sl.
– LADS, THE a group of male friends …1896 Brit. sl.
– OLD GANG a group or clique of friends or colleagues …L19 sl.
– POSSE a group of good friends …Bk1998 teen sl.
– SET a clique of friends who tend to party and generally hang out together …1960s US Black sl.
– SIDE a group of friends …1973 Trinidad and Tobago
– SNOB MOB a group of friends with a very high opinion of themselves …1955 US sl.
friend, friendly – person
– A.B.C. one’s best and most trustworthy friend …1962 sl., orig. US Black
– ACE one’s best friend; a very close friend; also, a person one admires for his or her achievements …1941 US Black sl.
– ACE BOOM-BOOM one’s good and loyal friend …1962 US Black sl.
– ACE BOON one’s very best friend …1971 US Black sl.
– ACE BOON-COON, ACE BOON KOON one’s good and loyal friend …1962 US Black sl.
– ACE BOON COONIE a best friend …1974 US Black sl.
– ACE BOY one’s best friend …1958 US campus sl.
– ACE BUDDY one’s best friend …1957 US campus sl.
– ACE COOL a very close and trusted friend …1988 US Black sl.
– ACE-COON a very close friend …1962 Amer. sl.
– ACE COON BOON one’s best and most trustworthy friend …1962 sl., orig. US Black 
– ACE COON POON one’s best and most trustworthy friend …1962 sl., orig. US Black
– ACE CUT one’s best friend …1959 US campus sl.
– ACE-DEUCE a best friend …1967 US & W. Indies sl. 
– ACEY-DEUCEY a best friend …1967 US & W. Indies sl.
– ACE KOOL a very close friend …1992 US Black sl.
– ACE-SPOON-COON a very close friend …1960s Amer. sl.
– ACHATES a devoted follower; a loyal friend and companion …1582 literary
– AIKANE a friend …1938 Amer. dial. (Hawaii)
– AIREDALE a trustworthy friend …1930s US criminals’ sl.
– AMIGO a friend …1837 Amer. dial.
– ASS-HOLE a very good pal or buddy …M20 US sl.
– ASSHOLE BUDDY a very close friend …1948 US sl., orig. military usage
– ASS-HOLE FRIEND a good friend or buddy …M20 US sl.
– AUNT a closely family friend, or an elderly woman …1793
– B a buddy, a brother; used as an address …1995 US sl.
– BA brother, friend …Bk1890 gypsy usage 
– BACKFRIEND 1. † a pretended or false friend; an enemy who pretends friendship; a secret enemy …1472
2. a friend who stands at one’s back; a backer …1599
– BACK-SLAPPER a vigorously hearty person; someone who is overly friendly and outgoing …1924
– BARBESHELA a very close friend …1893 Amer. dial.
– BATO a guy, a dude, a friend (Spanish) …1950 US
– BAWLEY a pal, a friend …Bk1958 Eng. sl.
– BEAU-PEER, BEAUPERE † a good companion or friend …1377
– BEAUT a kind, friendly, or trustworthy person …1866 sl.
– BEFRIENDER one who acts as a friend to or helps …1856
– BEL-AMI, BELAMIE, BELAMY, BELLAMY † fair friend; good friend; esp. as a form of address …a1225
– BELLY-FRIEND † one who pretends friendship for his own interest; an insincere friend; a parasite, a sponger …?1589
– BEN COVE a good fellow; a friend, a companion …1608 sl.
– BEN CULL a good fellow, a friend; a companion …1830 sl.
– BENE COFE a friend; literally, a good fellow; hence in cant, a fellow criminal …1608 sl. UK criminals’ sl.
– BENE COVE a friend; literally, a good fellow; hence in cant, a fellow criminal …1611 sl. UK criminals’ sl.
– BENE CULL a good fellow, a friend …1830 sl.
– BESSIE, BESSY, BEZZIE a person’s favourite or closest friend; a best friend …1997 colloq. chiefly Eng. regional
– BESSIE MATE, BEZZIE MATE a best friend …1995 colloq.
– BEST BUD a close friend …1967 Amer. dial.
– BEST FRIEND a person’s favourite, closest, or dearest friend …c1225
– BESTIE one’s best friend …2016 UK teen sl.
– BEST OF BUDS a close friend …1967 Amer. dial.
– BEST RESPECTS intimate friends …Bk1898 Sc.
– BETTER HALF * a close and intimate friend …1596
– BEZZIE, BEZZY a person’s favourite or closest friend; a best friend …1997 colloq. chiefly Eng. regional
– B.F. a best friend …Bk1995 Amer. sl.
– BIFFIN an intimate friend; a companion …1857 UK sl.
– BIG GUY a friend; a familiar or affectionate form of address to a man or boy …1910 colloq. orig. US
– BILLIE, BILLY a fellow; a companion, a comrade, a mate …c1505 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
– BIM a female friend …1953 
– BLA a brother, a friend, a pal …1972 Hawaii
– BLALA a brother, a friend, a pal …1972 Hawaii
– BLOOD a friend …1960s US college sl.
– BLUH a buddy; a ‘blood’ …Bk2006 US sl.
– BO a fellow, a buddy; usually used as a term of address … 1825 sl., chiefly US
– BOBASHEELY a very close friend …1967 Amer. dial.
– BOBASHELA a very close friend …1829 Amer. dial.
– BOBASHILLY a very close friend …1906 Amer. dial.
– BOBBER a chum, a mate. a fellow-workman …1860 sl. and Eng. dial.
– BOH a fellow, a buddy; usually used as a term of address …1928 Amer. dial.
– BOOGERHEAD an affectionate nickname for a friend …20C teen & high school sl.
– BOON-COON a very close friend …1970 Amer. sl.
– BOSOM-BIRD † a bosom friend; a specially intimate or beloved friend …1655
– BOSOM BUDDY a very close friend; a best friend …1920s Amer. sl.
– BOWER a close friend; an assistant; an accomplice …1847 Amer. sl., orig. gambling
– BOYFRIEND (disparaging) a male friend of a man …1930 Amer. sl.
– BUB a friend, a buddy …1930 Amer. dial.
– BUCKSTICK a dear old friend …1886 Eng. dial.
– BUD a close friend …1967 Amer. dial.
– BUDDIE a friend or intimate companion …1896 Amer. dial. .
– BUDDY a friend, pal; also a term of address …1788 sl., orig. US Black sl.
– BUDDY-BUDDY 1. a close friend …World War II US Army and Navy usage
2. an overly friendly person; one who tries too hard to make friends, join a group, or be hep …1960 Amer. sl.
– BUDDY GEE, BUDDY GHEE a friend, a buddy, a fellow Black …1946 Amer. Black usage
– BULLY † a term of endearment and familiarity, orig. applied to either sex; sweetheart, darling; later applied only to men, implying friendly admiration: good friend; fine fellow …1548 obs. exc. arch.
– BUNCER a pal …L19 naval sl.
– BUNGHOLE BUDDY a very close friend …1940s US sl.
– BUTTONHOLE CONNECTION a distant relative; a family friend …1913 Amer. dial.
– BUTTONHOLE COUSIN a distant relative; a family friend …1959 Amer. dial.
– BUTTONHOLE RELATION a distant relative; a family friend …1913 Amer. dial.
– BUTTY a companion, workmate, or friend …1791 UK
– CACKERMANDER a friend …Bk2014 Eng. dial.
– CAD a chum or companion; a familiar friend …1835
– CAKE(S) a term of affection between friends …1960s US sl.
– CAKIE a term of affection between friends …1960s US sl.
– CANDID FRIEND one who claims to be a friend, and, in the name of candour, speaks unpleasant things …1798
– CATER-COUSIN an intimate friend …1547
– CHINA (PLATE) a friend …1925 Brit. rhyming sl. 
– CHUM a friend …1684
– CHUMMO a friend, esp. as a direct term of address …1940s US sl.
– COBBER a friend …1893 Aust. & NZ sl.
– COD † a friend …1653 sl.
– CODGER a roistering, aging boon companion …L19 sl.
– COUSIN a close friend …World War II Amer. sl.
– CUDDIE, CUDDY a male friend from your hometown; a homie; a buddy …Bk2006 US sl.
– CUJETTE a female cousin; a female friend in an Italian neighbourhood …20C teen & high school sl.
– CUJINE a cousin; a friend in an Italian neighbourhood …20C teen & high school sl.
– CULLY * a pal, a mate; a man generally …sl.
– CUZZIE a close friend or family member; often used in direct address …20C NZ
– CUZZIE-BRO a close friend or family member; often used in direct address …20C NZ
– DAD a fellow; a friend; used in direct address to a man regardless of age …1928 US jazz usage
– DADDIO, DADDY-O a friend; a fellow; used in direct address …1948 US jazz usage 
– DADDY a fellow, a friend; used in direct address to a man regardless of age …1948 US jazz usage
– DAWG a close male friend …20C Amer. sl.
– DOG a male friend; used as a term of address …US colloq.
– DOGNUTZ a friend; a buddy …Bk2006 US street sl.
– DROOG a good friend …1990s US teen sl.
– DROOGIE a good friend …1990s US teen sl.
– DUDE any male buddy or chum …M20 US sl.
– EAM † an uncle by the mother’s side; a familiar friend or neighbour; a gossip …1681 Sc. & Eng. dial.
– EAME, EEM, EME, EMM, EYME † uncle; orig. used to refer to a mother’s brother only, later applied also to a father’s brother, and hence to a gossip or familiar friend …1721 Sc.
– EARWIG a close, intimate friend …M19 sl.
– FAIR-WEATHER FRIEND one who writes only once a year and that in summer-time …20C Anglo-Irish
– FAMILY an intimate, whether related by blood or ties of friendship …1910s sl.
– FANCY-MAN a favourite or favoured fellow; a best friend  …1821 Amer. sl., esp. nautical usage
– FAVOURITE † one who countenances, encourages, or supports; a well-wisher, friend, or follower …1585-7
– FIDUS ACHATES a devoted follower; a loyal friend and companion …1582 literary
– FRIENDIES. a friend …M19 sl.
– FRIENDO a friend …1964-66 US sl.
– FUCKER a chum or buddy …19C sl.
– G a friend, a partner; also, a term of address …1989 sl., orig. US Black
– GABBA a friend; a pal; a mate …1970 S. Afr. colloq.
– GAL PAL 1. a female friend; a girlfriend …1934 colloq., orig. US
2. a female friend of a male homosexual …1977 US sl. 
– GANG-UP a close friend; a fellow member of a clique …1982 Hawaiian youth usage
– GANGY a friend …1992 Aust. sl.
– GARDEN (GATE) a friend …2002 UK rhyming sl. for ‘mate’
– GASSER a friend …1961 UK sl.
– G-DOG a good friend …1998 US sl.
– GECO † a good friend; a trustworthy companion or associate …1925 US criminals’ sl.
– GEE a man, a fellow; a male friend …1907 Amer. sl.
– GEEZ a friend …2003 UK sl.
– GELLY – close friend, esp. a girlfriend or boyfriend …1966 US sl.
– GIMMER a term of contempt for a woman; a female friend; a gossip …1773 Sc.
– GIMPER a highly competent airman; a special and most dependable buddy; a spirited, reliable fellow   … 1918 US sl. 
– GIRLFRIEND 1. a female friend, esp. a woman’s close female friend …1859
2. any friend, irrespective of gender/sexuality; a lesbian …1998 US homosexual sl.
– GIRLY-GIRL a female friend …1997 US sl.
– GOLD DUST TWINS people who are very friendly toward each other …1966 Amer. dial.
– GOOD BUDDY a friend; often used as a term of address …1956 US
– GOOMBA(H) a close male friend …1955 US sl.
– GUMBAH a close male friend …1955 US sl.
– GUY a pal; a good friend …Amer. World War I sl.
– HADDICK a friend or lover discarded or jilted …Bk1997 Irish sl.
– HAIL-FELLOW-WELL-MET a person who easily makes friends with strangers …1914 Amer. dial.
– HALF-SECTION a friend …1956 sl., orig. UK services’ usage
– HARRY TATE a friend …Bk2004 Brit. merchant navy rhyming sl. for ‘mate’
– HAUNT a close associate; a friend …Bk1988 Aust. sl.
– HEADLING †* an equal, a fellow, a mate, a comrade  …c950 obs. 
– HEART a close friend …1970 Amer. dial.
– HEAVY FATHER † a troublesome or evil friend; an enemy …c1510
– HEAVY FRIEND † a troublesome or evil friend; an enemy …1554
– HENCH a friend …2004 UK sl.
– HENCHMAN a friend …1958 US sl.
– HOMBRE a male friend …1990s sl., orig. US campus
– HOME a friend; often used in direct address …1940s sl., orig. US Black
– HOME BISCUIT a friend …1980s US college sl.
– HOMEBOY a good friend …1965 sl.
– HOMECHOP a friend, usually of the opposite sex …1980s US college sl.
– HOMEGIRL a friend …1967 sl., orig. & chiefly US Black
– HONEST COD a good friend …M17 sl.
– IDREN a friend; friends …1994 W. Indian, Rastafarian, and UK Black usage 
– I-FREOND † friends …c1000
– INGLE an intimate, a dear friend …1601
– JACK a friend …1995 Bahamas
– JAMB-FRIENDS intimate or fireside friends …1873 Sc.
– JELLY a close friend, esp. one’s girlfriend or boyfriend …1931 Amer. dial.
– JOLLY DOG a boon companion …L18 sl.
– LADS, THE male friends; the men of a regular social group, team, etc. …1896 UK sl.
– LITTLE BROTHER a good and loyal friend …1960s Amer. sl.
– MAAT a friend, a chum, a pal …20C S. Afr. sl.
– MAATIE a friend, a chum, a pal …20C S. Afr. sl.
– MAATJIE a friend, a chum, a pal …20C S. Afr. sl.
– MACE a friend or companion …Bk1851 Eng. dial.
– MAIN BITCH a male’s mate, lover, or girlfriend …1967 Amer. sl.
– MAIN GUY a favourite male friend; a male sweetheart or lover …1986 Amer. sl., chiefly Black
– MAIN HO a male’s mate, lover, or girlfriend …1967 Amer. sl.
– MAIN MAN one’s best friend or most intimate or loyal friend …1953 Amer. sl.
– MAIN MELLOW one’s most favoured person, usually a lover or most intimate same-sex friend …1920s sl., orig. US
– MAIN NIGGER a favourite male friend; a male sweetheart or lover …1986 Amer. sl., chiefly Black
– MAIN PIECE one’s most favoured person, usually a lover or most intimate same-sex friend …1920s sl., orig. US
– MAIN SQUEEZE one’s most favoured person, usually a lover or most intimate same-sex friend; a close friend; a sweetheart; a favourite sexual partner …1920s sl., orig. US
– MAINSTAY a dealer’s most trustworthy friend or lover …1980s US drugs sl.
– MAIN STEM one’s close friend …1972 Amer. sl.
– MAIN STUFF a male’s mate, lover, or girlfriend …1967 Amer. sl.
– MAKE † a friend; a mate, companion …a1175 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
– MAN a male friend, esp. a close and trusted one; an ally …1970 Amer., esp. Black usage
– MARROW † a companion, a fellow-worker, a partner, a mate …c1440 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
– MARY a female friend …Bk1905 Eng. dial.
– MATE a friend, usually of the same sex; often used between males in direct address …c1380
– MATEY a friend or fellow; usually used in direct address …1833 sl.
– MEET-UP a friend …1903 Amer. dial.
– MEMBER a good friend, a member of the ‘in crowd’ …1960s Amer. sl.
– MILE END a friend …1992 UK rhyming sl.
– MINK a female friend or lover …1899 US sl.
– MISTER NICE-GUY a paragon of kindness, friendliness, tolerance, etc. …Amer. colloq.
– MON AMI my friend; chiefly used as a form of address …c1425
– MONEY a friend or trusted colleague; usually used as a form of address, esp. to a male friend …1982 US colloq.
– MONEY DOG a friend; usually used as a form of address, esp. to a male friend …1995 US colloq.
– MONEY GRIP a friend …1990 Amer. rap music usage
– MOOSE a very close friend …2000 US college sl.
– MOUTH-FRIEND †* one who professes friendship without intending it; a pretended or false friend …a1616
– MUCKER a friend …1947 UK sl.
– MY NIGGA, MY NIGGER a major influence, a role-model, a close friend …1960s US Black sl.
– NECESSARY †* a near friend or kinsman …1382
– NEIGHBOUR a companion, a comrade; a good friend …1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
– NETOP a friend, esp. a close one …1643 Amer. (Indian) dial.
– NIZZEL, NIZZLE a close friend …2001 US Black sl.
– NUMBER-ONE SQUEEZE one’s most favoured person, usually a lover or most intimate same-sex friend …1920s sl., orig. US
– O.G. n. a close male friend …1994 US sl.
– OKE a friend …1960s S. Afr. sl.
– OLD CHAP an old friend …20C US sl.
– OLD CHINA an old friend …1910s sl.
– OLD MAN old friend …20C US colloq.
– OLD PARTICS very old friends …Bk1905 Eng. dial.
– OLD PARTICULARS very old friends …Bk1905 Eng. dial.
– OLD SPORT any male buddy …20C sl.
– OLD SWEAT an old friend …1990s Irish sl.
– OLD THING an old friend …20C US colloq.
– OMBREY a male friend …1990s sl., orig. US campus
– ONE a friend …1990s sl.
– OPPO a best friend (Opposite Number) …1939 sl., orig. services’ sl.
– PAISAN in Italian-speaking communities: a person of Italian birth or descent, an Italian-American; a fellow-countryman; a ‘buddy’ …1940 US colloq.
– PAL a partner or accomplice in some activity (in early use, typically a criminal one); a confederate; later chiefly a friend, an associate …1760 colloq.
– PALL a friend; an accomplice …1760
– PALLY a friend; a pal; also, a term of address …1863 colloq.
– PALSEY-WALSEY. PALSIE-WALSIE, PALSY-WALSY (often derogatory) a friend, connoting excessive or conspiratorial friendship …1937 sl., orig. US
– PALSIE, PALSY a friend, esp. as a term of address …1930s sl., orig. US
– PARD a partner, a mate, a very close friend, a companion, an associate …1850 sl., chiefly US
– PARDNER a very close friend …1894 Amer. sl.
– PARTICS particular friends, intimates …Bk1905 Eng. dial.
– PARTICULARS intimate friends …Bk1905 Eng. dial.
– PARTNER a very close friend …1894 Amer. sl.
– PASSENGER a friend …2000s US prison sl.
– PELL a friend; an accomplice …M18
– RAGGIE a close friend or colleague on board ship …1912 naval sl.
– RAP BUDDY a close friend …1990s US Black sl.
– SAL a friend or pal …1965 Barbados
– SHERLOCK a friend …1980s US campus sl.
– SIDEKICK a friend, esp. a subordinate companion …1903 sl., orig. US
– SIDE-KICKER a friend, a subordinate companion …1903 US sl.
– SISTREN of women: friends …2000 UK sl.
– SIX AND EIGHT a mate … 1966 NZ rhyming sl.
– SPAR a close male friend; a companion …1965 sl., orig. W. Indies
– SPARE a friend …1947 US Black sl.
– SPARRING PARTNER a friend; a companion; a husband or wife …1995 sl. 
– SPORT any male buddy … 20C sl.
– SQUEEZE a close friend …1980 sl., chiefly US
– TIGHT-GAL a close female friend …1965 Amer. dial.
– TIGHT-MAN a close male friend …1965 Amer. dial.
– TILLICUM a person, esp. an associate or friend …1868 Amer. dial.
– TIN PLATE a friend …20C rhyming sl. for ‘mate’
– TOAD-EATER * a humble friend or dependant; a female companion or attendant; used contemptuously …1744
– TRUSTY TROUT † a confidential friend; a true friend; a trusted servant …c1661 sl.
– WALKBOY a close male friend …1980s US Black sl.
– WELL-WILLER a well-wisher; a benevolent person; a friend …1825 Sc.
– WHIP a close friend …1982 Bahamas sl.
– WINGER a friend …1943 Brit. sl., chiefly services’ sl.
– WINGS an assistant or pal …Bk1950 nautical sl.
– YACK, YAK a friend or pal, esp. one who can be depended upon or used …Bk1975 Amer. sl. 
– YAGA YAGA a friend; an intimate …2000 W. Indies Rasta
– YARDIE a person from your neighbourhood; a friend …2003 Jamaica sl.
– YFERE † a companion, a mate, a fellow, an associate …c870
– YOCK a friend or pal, esp. one who can be depended upon or used …Bk1975 Amer. sl.
– YOUNG BLOOD a friend …1980 US college sl.
– YUCK, YUK a companion; a partner; a friend; a buddy; one who can be depended upon or used ….1934 sl.
– ZIG a chum, a comrade …Bk1894
friend, friendly – verbs
– BE RAGGIES to be steady friends …L19 Royal Navy usage
– BE UH-UH to be friends with …Bk1942 Amer. sl.
– BUDDY to be a friend or companion …1930 Amer. dial.
– BUDDY-FUCK to impose on, betray or otherwise inconvenience a friend …1960s US, mainly military
– BUDDY UP to become friendly, to travel as friends …1919 sl. orig. US
– BUDDY UP TO SOMEONE to become very friendly toward someone …Bk1990 Amer. sl.
– CHUM ALONG WITH to become friendly with …L19 sl.
– CHUM AROUND WITH to become friendly with …L19 sl.
– CHUM UP to form a friendship …1884 sl.
– CLICK to form a friendship …1915 sl.
– COBBER UP to form a friendship …1918 Aust. & NZ sl.
– DRINK FROM THE SAME QUILL to be very friendly …1967 Amer. dial.
– FALL ON THE GRENADE in a social situation: to pay attention to the less attractive of a pair of friends in the hope that your friend will have success with the more attractive member of the pair …2002 US sl.
– KICK DOWN THE LADDER to reject or disown the friends or associates that have helped one to rise in the world
– NEIGHBOR to associate in a friendly way, esp. by exchanging visits and assistance; to live on friendly terms with …1828 Amer. dial.
– OOZE THROUGH ONE QUILL to be very friendly …1805 Amer. dial.
– PAL to become or be a pal of another; to keep company, to associate with …1879 colloq.
– PAL AROUND to befriend; to associate with; to socialize with …1879 US sl.
– PAL IN (WITH) to become friendly with …M19
– PALL OFF to travel as friends …L19 sl.
– PALLY UP to make friendly overtures; to make friends …2002 UK sl.
– PAL ON(TO) to befriend, to associate with …L19
– PAL OUT (WITH) to befriend, to associate with …L19
– PAL UP to form a friendship …1879 sl.
– PAL WITH to befriend, to associate with …L19
– PISS THROUGH THE SAME QUILL to be very friendly …1965 Amer. dial.
– QUILL to be very friendly and spend time gossiping …1969 Amer. dial.
– SEND YOU SOUTH to end a romance or friendship …1960s Amer. sl.
– SWING WITH to be friends …1950s Amer. sl.
– THURRISH to be friendly, kind, or accommodating …Bk1905 N. Ireland
friend, friendly – phrases
– LIKE THE GOLD DUST TWINS said of people who are very friendly toward each other …1966 Amer. dial.
 
FRIENDLESS – adjectives
– ALL ALONE LIKE A COUNTRY DUNNY completely alone; by yourself; friendless …1988 Aust. sl.
friendly – nouns
– HEARTLINESS †* cordiality, heartiness, sincerity, friendly feeling …1435
– THICKNESS familiarity, intimacy, friendliness …1895 Eng. dial.
 
FRIENDSHIP – adjectives
– NECESSITUDINARY †* belonging to friendship, relation etc. …1721
friendship – nouns 
– DANGLER an emotional friendship between two boys …20C schoolboys’ sl.
– KNOWLEDGE † personal acquaintance; friendship, intimacy …1389
– OLD LANG SYNE old acquaintanceship, former friendship …Bk1905 Sc.
– PACKNESS friendship, harmony, familiarity, intimacy …1825 Sc.
– THRONG † friendship; intimacy …1768 Sc.
friendship – verbs 
– GIMME SOME SKIN to shake or slap hands in friendship or solidarity …1942 US Black
– GIVE SOMEONE SOME SKIN to shake or slap hands together as a gesture of friendship or solidarity …1942 Amer. sl.