friendsies

English

Etymology

From friend +‎ -sies.

Noun

friendsies pl (plural only)

1. (childish) Friends.
   • 1981, Dotson Rader, Beau Monde, Random House, →ISBN, page 59:

     “Piers and I became friendsies in our way,” Maurice continued, smiling implacably, “two, three times a week. Always the same format in the hall. […]”

   • 2009, John Barnes, Tales of the Madman Underground (An Historical Romance 1973), Viking, →ISBN:

     Wave bye-bye to our friendsies, Mr. Babbitt, and think naughty bunny thoughts all day.

   • 2011, Gregory Maguire, Out of Oz (The Wicked Years), William Morrow, →ISBN, page 50:

     “No biscuits,” snapped the proprietress. “Your military friendsies scarfed ’em all up. For ’emselves.”

   • 2013, Joe DeMono, Ciro, AuthorHouse, →ISBN, page 19:

     “Listen,” he hesitated, “about what I said before. I didn’t mean to offend you,” he said, not exactly apologizing. But before he could finish, she interjected. “Friendsies?” she winked, coyly.

   • 2013, P. D. Skelton, Renascence: A Story of Christianity in an Atheistic Future, WestBow Press, →ISBN, page 4:

     We’re gonna meet up with our friendsies.

   • 2014, Mikołaj Jan Piskorski, “Acknowledgments”, in A Social Strategy: How We Profit from Social Media, Princeton, N.J., Oxford: Princeton University Press, published 2016, →ISBN, page 258:

     The entire book writing process would have been miserable if I could not regularly hang out with my friendsies (as I call them).

   • 2014, Alex Berenson, The Counterfeit Agent, G. P. Putnam’s Sons, →ISBN:

     This lunch is peaches and cream. Best friendsies.

   • 2015, Ken Akamatsu, UQ Holder!, volume 5, Kodansha Comics, →ISBN:

     I SAID I’M DONE PLAYING “FRIENDSIES.”

   • 2017, Sasha Pruett, Bloodbourne:

     First, she’s held hostage, put on the menu, knocked up, forced to play friendsies with a family of blood sucking creatures, engaged to… whatever Drakon was and now she’s turning into something that isn’t even human!

   • 2017, Stuart R. West, Nightmare of Nannies, Crossroad Press, published 2022:

     There. All cozy. Twinsy friendsies! Since we’re BFFs now, how ’bout telling me why you tried to kill my brother.

   • 2018, Michael Pool, Texas Two-Step, Down & Out Books:

     Go in and make friendsies with the locals, or play cool and see about tailing him when he gets out?

   • 2019, Joshilyn Jackson, Never Have I Ever, Raven Books, →ISBN, page 148:

     I would think, since he’s friendsies with that stepchild of yours, you’d prefer that.

   • 2020, Ed Brisson, Avengers of the Wastelands, Marvel Entertainment, →ISBN:

     WE’VE BEEN WAITING FOR DAYS FOR YOU AND YOUR FRIENDSIES AND THE PROMISE OF A REAL FIGHT.

   • 2020, TaTanise Marshall, Damned Friend:

     So, you two really haven’t made friendsies yet?

   • 2022, Jack Meggitt-Phillips, Battle of the Beast, Aladdin, published 2023, page 189:

     I don’t know how yet, but I prommy-wom that I will find a way for us to be friendsies.

   • 2023, Matthew Coniam, Nick Santa Maria, The Annotated Abbott and Costello: A Complete Viewer’s Guide to the Comedy Team and Their 38 Films, McFarland & Company, →ISBN, page 76:

     Instead, I will note one of my favorite lines from the movie. “Stop working yourself up into one of your frenzies!” says Bud. To which Lou replies: “I ain’t makin’ friendsies with nobody in here!”