Meaning

1 senses
  1. (derogatory, informal)Very friendly or expressing close familiarity with someone.

    They're over there being all buddy-buddy with one another.

More definitions
  • (used informally) associated on close terms

Origin

A reduplication of buddy, referring to a mutual friendship.

A reduplication of buddy, referring to a mutual friendship.

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Forms

more buddy-buddy, most buddy-buddy
Comparativemore buddy-buddy Lesson
Superlativemost buddy-buddy Lesson

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • (used informally) associated on close terms:chummythick

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

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