Mac vs buddy

Mac

• A Macintosh computer (made by Apple Inc.). 

• Used to address a man whose name is unknown. 

• McMaster University 

• A diminutive for a person with a surname that starts with "Mac" or "Mc". 

• A diminutive of the male given name Max. 

• son of. 

buddy

• A partner for a particular activity. 

• An informal and friendly address to a stranger; a friendly (or occasionally antagonistic) placeholder name for a person one does not know. 

• A friend or casual acquaintance. 

• Resembling a bud. 

• A person far removed from the conversation. 

• To assign a buddy, or partner, to.