Definition, Meaning & Synonyms

buddy-buddy

adjective
/ˈbʌdi ˈbʌdi/
Definition
Excessively friendly or intimate.
Examples
  • She has a buddy-buddy approach with her coworkers, always smiling and chatting.
  • The politician’s buddy-buddy relationship with lobbyists raised concerns about transparency.
  • He was too buddy-buddy with his boss, which made the rest of the team uncomfortable.
Meaning
The term ‘buddy-buddy’ describes a situation where people are overly friendly or trying too hard to be close, often to the point of being insincere.
Synonyms
  • chummy
  • friendly
  • intimate
  • familiar