matchy-matchy

American  

[mach-ee-mach-ee] / ˈmætʃ iˈmætʃ i /

adjective

Informal.

1. (of an outfit, décor, etc.) having colors or patterns that match or harmonize too closely.

   You should coordinate the drapes and bedspread without getting too matchy-matchy.

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Etymology

Origin of matchy-matchy

Reduplication of match ² ( def. ) + -y ¹ ( def. )

Example Sentences

Unlike women’s pairs — “Very matchy-matchy, like two identical, perfect human beings,” Gaudet says — male-female duos combine different styles.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 10, 2022

If your room has enough space for nightstands on both sides of the bed, don’t feel compelled to be matchy-matchy, Underwood says.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 5, 2021

In the 1980s, the company expanded into the home furnishings of my youth: bedspreads, upholstered furniture, draperies, wallpaper and ceramic tiles in tiny florals ideally arranged all together to create a matchy-matchy sanctuary.

From New York Times • Oct. 21, 2021

Writing in The Atlantic in 2018, Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell noted that siblings have been going matchy-matchy for centuries.

From Salon • Jul. 2, 2021

Marchese and her staff are cataloguing more than 11,000 entries, including five pianos and 121 guitars, many customized to complement his flamboyant attire, which itself was insistently matchy-matchy, and tailored to his 24-inch waist.

From Washington Post • Apr. 18, 2018