alter ego vs buddy

alter ego

noun
  • A very close and intimate friend. 

  • Somebody's alternate personality or persona; another self. 

  • A corporation used by a person to conduct personal business in an attempt to shield himself or herself from personal liability, and which a court may penetrate by "piercing the corporate veil" to impose liability on the person when they commit fraud or injustice. 

buddy

noun
  • A friend or casual acquaintance. 

  • 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. 

pron
  • A person far removed from the conversation. 

verb
  • To assign a buddy, or partner, to. 

adj
  • Resembling a bud. 

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