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

You might wonder how those two things go together, but I didn’t like to coordinate colors that looked too matchy-matchy.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 21, 2023

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

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

From Salon • Jul. 2, 2021

My thought is, you better be super-organized and matchy-matchy, or your kitchen can look junky!

From Washington Post • May 12, 2021

Together, they created a vision of a glacéed Paris, the city as a matchy-matchy assortment of Ladurée macarons.

From New York Times • Oct. 2, 2020