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buddy-buddy

buddy-buddy

5 8.0
Acting overly friendly in a way that seems fake or inappropriate
  • adjective
  • /ˈbʌdiˌbʌdi/
  • Informal
translation icon : demasiado amigable
  • In fact, you and Managold look real buddy-buddy, maybe like you're workin' together.
  • act buddy-buddy
  • buddy-buddy relationship
  • become buddy-buddy

And again, first time being a landlord for myself and me just wanting to be buddy buddy with a tenant, be their best friend.

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Examples

  • You can't get all buddy-buddy with them.

    Bride Wars (2009)

  • Don't let him fool you with that buddy-buddy act now.

    A Goofy Movie (1995)

  • And again, first time being a landlord for myself and me just wanting to be buddy buddy with a tenant, be their best friend.

    Graham Stephan

  • I was never the buddy-buddy type, Al.

    Fiction book (1995)

  • The Conservatives in England since Margaret Thatcher have been buddy buddy with the United States.

  • Since you and the judge are so buddy-buddy, maybe you can have him explain this whole ban-on-dance thing to me.

    Footloose (2011)

  • Whatever it was, I didn't like or appreciate them being buddy-buddy at all.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • Look, Mr. Ludlow, I'm not gonna pretend that things are all buddy-buddy between Danny and me.

    Red (2008)

  • Even though Link is buddy-buddy with Ethan, he's still a little out of the loop.

    Blog text (30)

  • It's always suspicious when someone tries to act too buddy-buddy with their boss.

Synonyms

chummy
vsbuddy-buddy
  • Informal
23 5.2

Friendly in a relaxed way like a close friend

can seem overly intimate and sometimes suspicious
thick
vsbuddy-buddy
  • UK
16 7.8

Being very friendly and close to someone

focuses more on behaviour that seems overly friendly or suspicious
palsy-walsy
vsbuddy-buddy
  • Archaic
1 9.9

Acting too friendly in a way that seems fake

is similar but can seem suspicious or inappropriate
pally
vsbuddy-buddy
  • UK
8.2

Too friendly in a way that makes you seem like a close friend

is more likely to feel inappropriate or raise suspicion
matey
vsbuddy-buddy
  • UK
8.2

Friendly in a way that feels like you are close friends

tends to be more intimate and may appear inappropriate

Antonyms

distant
61 4.9

Not friendly or warm, behaving in a quiet, cold way

aloof
34 6.3

Not friendly and distant, not joining in with other people

How Friendly

buddy-buddy
  • Informal
5 8.0
chummy
  • Informal
23 5.2
friendly
773 1.0
polite
329 1.0
businesslike
15 4.3

Surface Forms

buddy-buddy positive

Etymology

Buddy-buddy comes from repeating the everyday word buddy ('friend') to show someone is extra close. The double form sounds very casual or a little suspicious, so we use it for people who act overly friendly.