buddy vs gov

buddy

• Resembling a bud. 

• 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. 

• To assign a buddy, or partner, to. 

• A person far removed from the conversation. 

gov

• Governor. 

• Government.