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
