#friendship

Your boy. A close male associate in UK drill slang.

A ride-or-die — your most loyal one.

Your best mate.

Best friends forever; a closest friend.

Cockney for mate — 'china plate' rhymes with mate, clipped to 'me old china'.

Your tight friend from the neighborhood, your ride-or-die from way back.

When romantic interest is limited to friendship only.

Your day-one girl from the block, the female counterpart to your homeboy.

A woman's close female friend and gossip confidante.

Close comrades or a tight-knit found family.

My guy — close friend, trusted one.

A Nadsat word for a friend or running mate, anglicised from the Russian for friend.

A good friend; pal (term of address)

Term of endearment for a close friend — no DNA required.

A close friend or constant companion in prison.