buddy-buddy

adj 1noun 1

Definitions

adj

Very friendly or expressing close familiarity with someone.

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

I can personally imagine a scenario where, within a year, President Trump is on buddy-buddy terms again with Mexico. But you cannot unsee what happened over the last 48 hours.

noun

A close male friend.

Collocations

ADJ.

all

VERB + BUDDY-BUDDY

speak, tend

BUDDY-BUDDY + NOUN

terms

PREP.

on, with

ADV.

again

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adjective — (used informally) associated on close terms

chummy

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

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

Wiktionary

I can personally imagine a scenario where, within a year, President Trump is on buddy-buddy terms again with Mexico. But you cannot unsee what happened over the last 48 hours.

Wiktionary

Whenever I speak Japanese, 9 times out of 10 it’s with a friend, so I always tend to speak buddy-buddy.

Tatoeba · #11113355

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, buddy-buddy is marked as derogatory, informal. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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