buddy-buddy

[ buhd-ee-buhd-ee ]
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adjectiveInformal.
  1. very friendly; intimate.

  2. associated for greedy or conniving purposes.

Origin of buddy-buddy

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First recorded in 1960–65

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British Dictionary definitions for buddy-buddy

buddy-buddy

adjective
  1. informal, mainly US on friendly or intimate terms

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